Literary Techniques
The Monkey's Paw
A Walk to the Jetty
Grammar
Vocabulary
100
The setting of a story includes both the ______ and the _____ of the story.
What is the time and place?
100
The author who wrote "The Monkey's Paw."
Who is W.W. JACOBS?
100
Definition of the word jetty.
What is DOCK or LENGTH OF STONE EXTENDING INTO THE OCEAN?
100
The abstract nouns in this sentence: Erica has high hopes for her future.
What are HOPES and FUTURE?
100
Threatened; towered over.
What is LOOMED?
200
Moves the action of the story from the beginning to conclusion.
What is PLOT?
200
The setting for "The Monkey's Paw."
What is a FAMILY HOME IN ENGLAND?
200
The author of the story "A Walk to the Jetty."
Who is Jamaica Kincaid?
200
Name the the types of nouns in bold in this sentence: A NURSE at the HOSPITAL put a SPLINT on my ARM.
What are CONCRETE NOUNS?
200
Disdain; disrespect
What is SCORN?
300
The literary term for the major problem in a story.
What is CONFLICT?
300
The special power of the Monkey's Paw.
What is the power to GRANT WISHES?
300
The reason that this walk was memorable to the protagonist.
What is SHE WAS LEAVING HOME or TRAVELING FAR AWAY?
300
Name for this type of noun: PLAYGROUND.
What is a COMPOUND NOUN?
300
Ape-like.
What is SIMIAN?
400
A talking, clothes-wearing dog is an example of this technique.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
400
This was the first wish on the monkey's paw.
What is 200 pounds?
400
The setting for the story " A Walk to the Jetty."
What is the island of Antigua?
400
The subject and verb of this sentence: A fierce storm blew across the Midwest.
What is STORM BLEW?
400
Sense of dread or fear.
What is FOREBODING?
500
Clues given by the author that hint at what will happen in a story.
What is FORESHADOWING?
500
The moral of the Monkey's Paw.
What is BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR or IF YOU TRY TO CHANGE FATE, YOU WILL BE SORRY?
500
The primary literary device used by author as she describes things seen on this walk.
What is FLASHBACKS?
500
The subject and verb in this sentence: The answer to that question requires more explanation.
What is ANSWER REQUIRES?
500
Ordinary, dull or commonplace.
What is PROSAIC?
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