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Short Story Review

Short Story Review. Foreshadowing Setting Mood Tone Denotation Irony – dramatic, situational, verbal Metaphors Similes. Symbols Plot Conflict Protagonist Antagonist Setting Theme Point of view. Terms to know:. "The Necklace". *Guy de Maupassant *Protagonist: Madame Loisel

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Short Story Review

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  1. Short Story Review

  2. Foreshadowing Setting Mood Tone Denotation Irony – dramatic, situational, verbal Metaphors Similes Symbols Plot Conflict Protagonist Antagonist Setting Theme Point of view Terms to know:

  3. "The Necklace" • *Guy de Maupassant • *Protagonist: Madame Loisel • *Antogonist: the necklace*Setting: late 1800’s, Paris • *Tone: bitter, serious • *Theme: Materialistic wants can be the downfall of us all. • *Point of view: 3rd person limited

  4. "The Most Dangerous Game" • *Richard Connell • * Protagonist: Rainsford • *Antogonist: Zaroff • *Setting:Caribbean Sea, Ship-Trap Island, jungle, Zaroff’s manision • *Tone: serious, deadly, dangerous • *Theme: inhumanity, violence, cruelty of humans to animals, etc. • *Point of view: 3rd person limited

  5. "The Scarlet Ibis" • James Hurst • *Protagonist: narrator • *Antagonist: narrator’s pride • *Setting: South, World War I, cotton fields, Old Woman Swamp, Horsehead’s Landing, etc. • *Tone: death, bittersweet • *Theme: Pride can make people do cruel things to those they love. • *Point of view: First person

  6. "Poison" • Roald Dahl • *Protagonist: Harry Pope • *Antagonist: krait • *Setting: India, mid- 1950s • *Tone: ironic • *Theme: racism • *Point of view: first person (Timber Woods)

  7. "The Sniper" • Liam O’Flaherty • *Protagonist: Republican Sniper • *Antagonist: Free Stater sniper • *Setting: Ireland, civil war • *Tone: serious, suspenseful • *Theme: War can pit brother against brother. • *Point of view: third person limited

  8. "The Interlopers" • *Saki* • Protagonist: Ulrich von Gradwitz • *Antgonist: Georg Zynaeym and their feud • *Setting: Carpathian Mountains, winter, nighttime, border of the two men’s land • *Tone: respect for the men and contempt toward the feud • *Theme: A trap you set for someone else might lead to your own demise. • *Point of View: 3rd person omniscient

  9. "Full Circle" • *Sue Grafton • *Protagonist: Kinsey Millhone • *Antagonist: Terry Layton (or the death of Caroline Spurrier) • *Setting: the scene of the wreck of Caroline Spurrier on a California freeway) • *Tone: suspense • *Theme: What goes around comes around. • *Point of View: first person

  10. "The Cask of Amontillado" • *Edgar Allan Poe • *Protagonist: Montressor • *Antagonist: Fortunato • *Setting: Carnival, Italy, Montresor’s catacombs • *Tone: death and murder, irony • *Theme: revenge • *Point of View: first person ***UNRELIABLE NARRATOR*** (may not know the whole truth or may purposely to choose to deceive the reader!)

  11. “The Lady, or the Tiger?” • Protagonist: Princess • Antagonist: King? tiger or beautiful new bride? • Setting: Middle Ages, coliseum • Tone: irony, suspense • Theme: Difficult decisions vs. Moral decisions • Point of View: third person

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