Part one of term paper
Point of view is important to any story, because it can help create the mood, and setting of a piece. "The Tell-Tale Heart" is a good example of this. In "The Tell-Tale Heart" Poe uses first person point of view to create suspense and tension, while letting the reader try to discover the thoughts of the narrator. Throughout the story, Poe ...

Part two of term paper
... in such vivid detail that you picture this scene perfectly. Another example includes when Poe uses such phrases as, "It was open-wide, wide open-and I grew furious as I gazed upon it" (63). The use of repetition in first person point of view helps to stir some emotions of the unknown. It creates the suspense of not knowing what will happen next. By using first person point of view, Poe was able to show how the narrator feels. An example of this is when the narrator uses the phrases at t ...