Writers
He was born in America but became an orphan when he was a little boy.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
The narrator of this story is "unreliable" because he is...
What is crazy?
This is the name of the person that dies in this story.
Who is Herbert White?
When the author uses several words that have the same beginning sound.
What is Alliteration?
This is an object that could grant 3 men 3 wishes.
What is the Monkey's Paw?
He was British and used to listen to the stories of sailors from the docks.
Who is W.W. Jacobs?
This is the reason for the murder of the old man.
What is the pale or vulture eye?
That was the first wish Mr. White made.
What are 200 pounds?
This is an example of what technique?
It grew louder—louder—louder! And still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled.
What is repetition?
In a film, these are noises such as the wind blowing, knocking, rain, etc.
What are sound effects?
He was a soldier in the Army and married his cousin when he went back to America.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe/
These are the nights that the narrator stood outside the room of the old man without killing him.
What are 7 nights?
This was the cost of the first wish coming true.
What is Herbert's death?
When you do this, you restate the information in your own words.
What is paraphrase?
This is when the camera zooms in a character or a particular object, or zooms out to show the entire scene.
What are camera angles?
He hated his job at a bank.
Who is W.W. Jacobs?
This is the sound that the narrator hears and makes him confess to the police.
What is the beating heart?
This character wants to wish Herbert back to life.
Who is Mrs. White?
A way for writers to voice the story from the view of the characters.
What is dialogue?
In a film, directors create a scary mood by making it darker, showing shadows, or flashes of light.
What are visual effects?
He published short stories and poems that were considered gothic romanticism, often about death and psychological thrillers.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
These are some words that the narrator uses to describe himself. (2)
What are cunning, clever, cautios, careful, wise?
It is one warning that Sgt. Major Morris gave the Whites about the Monkey's Paw.
-Better throw it in the fire?
-Make sensible wishes?
-Don't use it?
The technique of a pattern used in Aladin, the Monkey's Paw, and even in the Giver.
What is rule of three?
This is a key element in a horror story.
What is suspense?