Vocabulary
What does Steathily mean?
Slowly, Sneakily, etc.
A narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted is?
Foreshadowing
Describe the stranger.
He seems polite but weird, who ends up overstepping boundaries.
What is the setting of the story?
A house in a quiet residential neighborhood.
Who is the antagonist of the story?
The father.
What does Impulsively mean?
Spontaneously, Randomly, etc.
A tool of figurative language where an image, object, idea, or symbol is used to represent something other than its literal meaning is?
Symbolism
Describe the father.
He is violent and acts like he does nothing wrong.
Who are the main characters?
The mom, dad, son, and the stranger.
Who is the author of the story?
Joyce Carol Oates.
What does Cavernous mean?
Cavelike, Vast, etc.
What type of figurative language is the quote, "Shadows were dispersed like ragged ghosts and the cut-glass fruit bowl at the center of the table glowed like an exquisite multifaceted jewel."
Simile
Describe the mother.
She is nice, sweet, and cautious about others.
What is the conflict in the story?
When the stranger invites himself into the sons room and tells the boy riddles that will make sense one day.
What strange request does the stranger make at the end of the story?
He requests to sit on the stairs in the basement with the door closed.
What does Fastidious mean?
Careful, Meticulous, etc.
What figurative language is used throughout the whole story?
Symbolism
Describe the son.
He is polite and follows the rules.
What is the theme of the story?
Violence, trauma, abuse, etc.
What is the mood of the story?
Creepy, mysterious, strange, etc.
What does Exasperation mean?
Annoyance, Anger, etc.
What figurative language is being shown when the stranger tells the boy riddles, warning him that the father is going to become abusive.
Foreshadowing
What does the author foreshadow about the father when the stranger is telling the boy a riddle?
The author foreshadows the father abusing the son.
What is the plot of the story? (Summarize it.)
What point of view is the story in?
Third person omniscient.