The tell-tale heart by edgar allan poe*not sure if all the questions require an answer*which objects, actions, or places seem unusually significant? list the specific objects, people, and ideas with which a particular symbol is associated. locate the exact place in the story where the symbol links itself to the other thing. ask whether each symbol comes with ready-made cultural associations. avoid far-fetched interpretations. focus first on the literal things, places, and actions in the story. don't make a symbol mean too much or too little. don't limit it one narrow association or claim it summons up many different things. be specific. identify the exact place in the story where a symbol takes on a deeper meaning.