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Short Story Study Guide Name: ____________________ Date: __________ Block: ____ You can find all of the following short stories on the internet through Google Search or on my faculty page, under FILE MANAGER >>> 8TH GRADE. “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe Please complete the following plot chart with the appropriate parts for any story. Describe the function of each part in a short story. c b d a e Plot Element Definition Exposition The highest most intense part of the story TYPES OF CONFLICTS: TYPE Internal External DEFINITION / EXPLANANTION EXAMPLE The Setting of “The Landlady”: Time: Place: Billy Weaver: The 2 main characters of “The Landlady.” Describe them. (at least 3 characteristics each) The Landlady: Define “foreshadowing.” 1. 3 Examples of Foreshadowing in “The Landlady.” 2. 3. Theme of ‘The Landlady.” The Setting of “The Monkey’s Paw” TIME: PLACE: Major Morris: How does each character individually / specifically react to the idea of a monkey’s paw being “magical” and granting wishes? Mr. White: Mrs. White: Herbert: 1. What are Mr. White’s 3 wishes? 2. For his son to be alive again 3. 1. When the stranger first comes to the door of the White residence, Mrs. White thinks he is there for what? 1. 2. 2. What is he actually there for? Why did the fakir put a spell on the monkey’s paw? (the reason is in the story: find it and use text evidence) What is the theme of The Monkey’s Paw? The Setting of “The Tell-Tale Heart”: TIME: PLACE: Point of View / Narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” How does the narrator change throughout the course of the story? How do his emotions change? What happens to him in the end? (all about the narrator) List 4 adjectives the narrator uses to describe himself. What does this reveal / show about the narrator? 1. Edgar Allan Poe uses repetition in his story to get a point across. 1. Define repetition (look at literary term notes). 2. Give 3 examples of repetition from the story. 1. 2. a. “I moved it slowly—very, very slowly, so I might not disturb the old man’s sleep” (47). b. c. Define symbolism. 1. 2. Choose one example of symbolism in the story to describe and explain. 2. OTHER INFORMATION TO KNOW FOR YOUR SHORT STORY TEST Points of View for each story (1st, 2nd, or 3rd ) (reliable or unreliable) Explain / Analyze an internal and external conflict from each story Climax of each story