1. Point of view

It's narrated first person, and he is present.

2. Style: give one example of

2.1 Imagery

darkness, sounds( heart beat, drum beat, clock ticking)

2.2 Metaphor

eye / vulture, stone dead

2.3 Simile

simple dim ray, like the thread of the spider

2.4 Personification

The eye is presented as if it has a mind of it's own, death stalks with his black shadow...

2.5 Irony

It is ironic that the narrotor thought the old man was kind but he killed him because of his evil eye. He says he isn't mad yet hwe is really insane.

Themes : 1. A human being has a wicked perverse mind that can goad him or her into doing evil things with no apparent motive.

2. Fear of discovery can bring about discovery.

3. The evil within is worse than the evil or ugliness without.

VOCABULARY:

Prefixes:

dis-simulation

im-possible

fore-sight

de-scribe

mid-night

un-perceived

con-ceived

pre-cautions

intro-duced

ex-amined

LESS/ABLE/IBLE

causeless, possible, tolerable