STEAL
S：“I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth… How, then, am I mad?”
This shows he thinks he is normal, but he actually sounds kind of crazy
T：He keeps thinking about the old man’s eye and says it scares himThis shows he is really obsessed and can’t stop thinking about it
E：The old man feels scared at night, and later the police start to notice something is off
This shows his behavior makes people uncomfortable
This shows he is careful but also very violent
L：There is not much description, but he acts calm while actually being really nervousThis shows he is not as in control as he thinks
Irony
WHAT
There is irony because the narrator thinks he is smart, but he ends up getting caught by himself
HOW
He hides the body and talks normally to the police, but then he starts hearing the heartbeat and gets more and more nervous until he admits it
WHY
This shows that guilt is really powerful. Even if he hides everything, he can’t escape his own mind