Question

In "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, which object symbolizes the waiting period before the anticipated end? A. the ticking clock B. the beating heart C. the evil eye D. the old man's bed E. the lantern

Answer 1

The beating heart would be the answer. This drove the man to confess his crime. It was when he couldn't keep hold of his secret, which was the time period before the end.