The “heart” symbol in the gothic tale “The Tell-Tale Heart” by EA Poe becomes a metaphor for time. The story “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Poe contains several interesting symbols. They were important attributes of the Gothic story during the era of Romanticism in 19th century literature and usually became metaphors. As one of the central symbols of this story appears to be the "heart". From the beginning of the story we can notice that the word "heart" is used in both ways: in its direct meaning - a muscular organ that pumps blood to enable breathing - heart of old and indirect: "even if I giggled in the heart", “in a cordial tone” (Poe, p.1590), “to open it with a light heart.” (p.1592) The author places the metaphors at odds with the situation, while still addressing the “heart,” of both the victim and the murderer. We can argue that the “heart” is associated only with life, based on a more conventional view, as in previous eras of literature. However, in Gothic stories, it could take on a different connotation and in this particular case it turns into a metaphor of...