Read the passage from "the tell-tale heart." and every night, about midnight, i turned the latch of his door and opened it-oh so gently! and then, when i had made an opening sufficient for my head, i put in a dark lantern, all closed, closed, that no light shone out, and then i thrust in my head. oh, you would have laughed to see how cunningly i thrust it in! i moved it slowly-very, very slowly, so that i might not disturb the old man's sleep. it took me an hour to place my whole head within the opening so far that i could see him as he lay upon his bed. ha! would a madman have been so wise as this? by visualizing the scene the reader can conclude that the narrator is gleeful. indifferent. irritated. curious.

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Greta Nelson

14 November, 17:21

Read the passage from "the tell-tale heart." and every night, about midnight, i turned the latch of his door and opened it-oh so gently! and then, when i had made an opening sufficient for my head, i put in a dark lantern, all closed, closed, that no light shone out, and then i thrust in my head. oh, you would have laughed to see how cunningly i thrust it in! i moved it slowly-very, very slowly, so that i might not disturb the old man's sleep. it took me an hour to place my whole head within the opening so far that i could see him as he lay upon his bed. ha! would a madman have been so wise as this? by visualizing the scene the reader can conclude that the narrator is gleeful. indifferent. irritated. curious.

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Chad Warner · Answer 1

By visualizing the scene from the passage from "The Tell-Tale Heart", the reader can conclude that the narrator is gleeful. The statements that show that the narrator is gleeful are: "Oh, you would have laughed to see how cunningly I thrust it in!" and "Ha! Would a madman have been so wise as this?".