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English II
Cary High School
Inference & characterization
Mood & tone
Literary Analysis #1
Character Details in the story
Choose a character from the story and fill in a
Indirect characterization
chart like the one below.
says
thinks
Details in Story
effects others
acts
looks
Provide an example
of each from “The
Piece of String.”
Include the page
number for your
textual support.
Create a chart on your paper and fill in the boxes. Include the page
number from the text where you find the examples. Fill in the empty
boxes and then find at least ______ examples of your own.
Cause Effect
Provide two direct quotes with page numbers to support your choice.
The ring is a major symbol in the story “The Ring.”
Explain what it symbolizes in general, then explain what it
symbolizes to Lise. Next, explain how the ring (and her
surrender of it) represents a change in Lise and her view
of marriage.
The phrase “better where you He's been in the army in India for the
past 21 years. He tells the Whites
are” is an example of
stories of his adventures in that
faraway land and shows them a
monkey's paw that has the power to
foreshadowing because grant three wishes. Mr. White wants
the paw, but Morris tells him it's
cursed – people get hurt when their
wishes are granted. He tries to burn
the paw in the fire, but Mr. White
snatches it up and buys it. After
Morris leaves, Mr. White, following
Herbert's suggestion, wishes for two
hundred pounds, the amount of
money he would need to pay off the
bank and own the house outright.
Morris tells Mr. White that the old fakir "The Monkey's Paw" is set in the
White family home in England. It
who owned the monkey’s paw put a spell begins on a dark and stormy night, so
we know we're in for a scary story.
on it to “show that fate ruled people’s lives, The Whites – Mr. and Mrs. White and
and that those who interfered with it did so their adult son Herbert – are inside
enjoying a cozy evening around the
to their sorrow.” How does the author use fire.
this information about the monkey’s paw Soon Sergeant-Major Morris arrives.
as foreshadowing? He's been in the army in India for the
past 21 years. He tells the Whites
stories of his adventures in that
faraway land and shows them a
monkey's paw that has the power to
After Mr. White retrieves the monkey’s paw grant three wishes. Mr. White wants
the paw, but Morris tells him it's
from the fire, give examples of cursed – people get hurt when their
foreshadowing, provided by Morris, that wishes are granted. He tries to burn
the paw in the fire, but Mr. White
build suspense or hint at what might snatches it up and buys it. After
happen later in connection with the Morris leaves, Mr. White, following
Herbert's suggestion, wishes for two
monkey’s paw. hundred pounds, the amount of
money he would need to pay off the
bank and own the house outright.
When the well-dressed stranger
appears at their home, what
foreshadowing clues are The next morning, Herbert goes
off to work as usual and Mrs.
provided that hint at the White watches for the two
hundred pounds to show up. In