Monkey's Paw
What is the primary setting of "The Monkey's Paw"?
The White Family's home
This type of foreshadowing includes objects, people, places, colors and events. It may not be obvious on the first read.
Concrete foreshadowing
What word means danger?
Perils
How does Mr. White receive the 200 pounds?
From the factory as compensation for Herbert's death
What is the plot point that introduces the conflict?
Exposition
Which plot point occurs when Mr. White makes his first wish?
Rising Action
This type has to do with senses, thoughts and feelings a character has, the way a character acts, weather, mood, and subtle hints
Abstract Foreshadowing
What word means charm?
talisman
Who are the characters in our tale?
(must get all of them right)
Mr. and Mrs. White, Herbert White, Sergeant-Major Morris, and the Visitor
What is the plot point that ties up all loose ends?
Falling action
What type of foreshadowing is Herbert joking he won't see the money?
abstract (subtle hints)
This type shows a fortune, and while it may be unclear at the time how it will come true, by the end the fortune comes true.
Prophecy Foreshadowing
What word means overconfident?
presumptuous
What type is this Foreshadowing?:
"Is he hurt?" demanded the mother, wildly.
The visitor bowed in assent. "Badly hurt," he said, quietly, "but he is not in any pain."
Fallacy, because he is making the reader (and Mrs. White) believe that Herbert was just injured
What is the plot point that gives us the end?
Resolution/Conclusion
What kind of foreshadowing is the Sergeant-Major's warning about the paw?
Prophecy
This type uses Red herrings, or a smoke screen to mislead or distract the reader
Fallacy Foreshadowing
What word means belief?
credulity
What is the resolution to the story?
Mr. White making the last wish, and the door opening to no one
What is the plot point that is the main part of the story?
Rising action
What is the climax of our story?
Mrs. White trying to desperately open the door for the person or thing knocking while Mr. White is trying to search for the monkey's paw wish away the knocking.
Provide me an example of abstract foreshadowing.
The cheerful, calm beginning of the story
Mrs. White's desperation while begging for the second wish
What means unemotionally?
apathetically
What type of foreshadowing is the monkey's paw moving in Mr. White's hand?
concrete
What is the plot point is the turning point of our story?
Climax