Prelude. Just before the battle, Grant had captured Jackson, Mississippi, and Pemberton retreated to the west. Attempts to stop the Union advance at Champion Hill and Big Black River Bridge were unsuccessful.
The point of view is that of the first person. Poe decided to write 'The Tell-tale Heart' from the point of view of the young man that is living with the old man. Through this poem, the narrator tells us how he isn't mad or insane, but how it takes cunning to kill the old man he's living with.
What descriptive details are used to create point of view? Does the narrator participate in the events of the plot, or is there a distance between the narrator and the events? How much access does the narrator have to the thoughts, feelings, and actions of the other characters? Step Three: Analyze how that particular point of view affects the story.