Read the excerpt from "The Tell Tale Heart." The ringing became more distinct-It continued and
became more distinct: I talked more freely to get rid of
the feeling, but it continued and gained definiteness
until, at length, I found that the
noise was not within
my ears
No doubt i now grew very pale; --but I talked more
fluently, and with a heightened voice. Yet the sound
increased and what could I do? It was a low, dull
quick sound -much such a sound as a watch makes
when enveloped in cotton I gasped for breath and
yet the officers heard it not. I talked more quickly-
more vehemently, but the noise steadily increased
Read the excerpt from "The Black Cat."
But may God shield and deliver me from the fangs of
the Arch Fiendl No sooner had the reverberation of
Which statement best contrasts these two excerpts?
The sound of the beating heart emphasizes the
madness of the narrator in "The Tell Tale Heart,"
while the sound of the crying cat in 'The Black Cat
does not
The sound of the beating heart in 'The Tell-Tale
Heart" is an explained event, while the sound of the
crying cat in "The Black Cat" is an unexplained
event
O The sound of the beating heart in "The Tell-Tale
Heart" decreases the tension of the narrative, while
the sound of the crying cat in "The Black Cat
increases the tension
The sound of the beating heart in "The Tell-Tale
Heart" provides a happy ending, while the sound of
the crying cat in "The Black Cat provides an
unhappy ending