How Does Edgar Allan Poe Create Suspense In The Tell Tale Heart

In this short story, “Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, the author used setting, characterization, and plot to create suspense. Well, the setting is an essential part of a horror story or even in any story. Plot is a really critical element of the story, we care about what happens next which is called suspense. Characterization is like what character is like, what he/she does etc.

In “Tell-Tale Heart”, Poe uses setting to build suspense in the story. His story takes place in the old man’s room and it is in the evening. You can tell it was dark because he says “ His room was as black as pitch with the thick darkness”, which means its dark right now in the story. In “What is a Horror Genre” it says “Setting is often considered a part