Plot and Plot element
What is climax?
The most intense or exciting part of the story.
What is foreshadowing?
The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.
The characters struggle with outside forces.
External Conflict
What is a simile?
Comparing two things using like or as.
What magical ability does the monkey's paw have?
The monkey's paw can grant 3 wishes.
What is rising action?
What happens in a story leading up to the most exciting part of the story.
Why do we use foreshadowing?
Helps us make predictions, adds dramatic tension to a story, creates suspense.
A type of external conflict the character has a conflict or problem with another character.
Character vs. Character
What is a idiom?
Phrases that mean something different than what they actually say.
What was the family's feeling about the monkey's paw at first?
The Whites thought it was silly and did not believe the sergeant and the paw.
What is falling action?
What the characters are doing after the story's most dramatic part has happened.
How is foreshadowing used?
Foreshadowing is usually done through the setting, the characters words or actions, music, or a symbol.
The characters problem in his/her head. The character has to decide what to do.
Internal Conflict
What is this an example of: "Her smile is the sun."
Metaphor
How do the Whites get 200 pounds?
There son was killed at work from a machine, so the company gave them 200 pounds in return.
What is resolution?
The end of the story with a complete ending.
True or False: Does foreshadowing have to be accurate?
False
A type of external conflict where the character has a struggle or problem related to nature.
Character vs. Nature
What is a onomatopoeia?
A word that sounds like a noise. (Ex. BOOM!)
Why does Mrs. White want the monkey's paw, what is the second wish?
Mrs. White wants to wish upon the monkey's paw so she can bring her son back from the dead.
What is exposition?
The background information within a story or narrative.
True or false: Foreshadowing is always direct and obvious?
False
This type of conflict the character struggles with society.
Character vs. Society
What is a hyperbole?
exaggerations that are not meant to be taken seriously.
What was upsetting Sergeant-Major about the Whites family's carefree behavior toward the monkey's paw?
Sergeant-Major was upset because he knew the negative impact it would have on them and the family did not realize it.