We analyzed Poe's short story "The Tell Tale Heart" by discussing mood, irony, and imagery. Jaydn exhibited astute comprehension skills in identifying the author's intent-to create tension and fear-and in identifying the use of auditory imagery and verbal irony. We then examined the madness of the narrator as evidenced by the first person point of view. I explained the concept of the doppelgänger and the symbolism and double meaning of the "eye"(the I) as the source of the narrator's terror. We discussed how modern horror movies rely on external sources of horror while Poe explores the internal horror of the irrational mind.