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Why did Poe use the first-person narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?2. How does Poe develop the plot? Where are the moments of crisis and climax in the story?
-- Anonymous, April 03, 2001
from the poe decoder:"when an author creates a situation where the protagonist tells a personal account, the overall impact of the story is heightned. the narrator in this particular story, adds to the overall affect of horror." for your other questions go to poedecoder.com
-- Anonymous, April 03, 2001