Another element of setting that Poe uses expertly in “Tell-Tale Heart” is elapsed time.Poe uses elapsed time to show readers the dedication of the narrator in stalking the old man.This is shown in page 531:3 when the narrator says “And this I did for seven long night every night at midnight.”Poe also uses elapsed time to show how long the narrator took in his precautions in covering up the murder.This is supported by the quote on page 541:3, the quote reads as follows “When I had made an end of these labors it was four o'clock still dark as midnight.”. The final example of elapsed time in “Tell-Tale Heart” is in page 541:7.On the seventh paragraph the narrator starts panicking as he believes that the cops knew he was responsible because they had not left the