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Weekly Objectives. Understand and appreciate a classic detective story Examine building suspense Question in a detective story Understand and apply literary terms. LITERARY TERMS FORESHADOWING CHARACTER THEME PLOT DRAMATIC IRONY SUSPENSE SIMILE. Characterization.
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Weekly Objectives • Understand and appreciate a classic detective story • Examine building suspense • Question in a detective story • Understand and apply literary terms
LITERARY TERMS FORESHADOWING CHARACTER THEME PLOT DRAMATIC IRONY SUSPENSE SIMILE
Characterization Describe the following characters: • Poirot • Langton • Harrison
CHARACTER - POIROT • FAMOUS, INQUISITIVE, CLEVER, BELGIUM,CARING, NOT EASILY RATTLED
CHARACTER - LANGTON • IN LOVE W/ MOLLY • SETS ASIDE DIFFERENCES • MOLLY –UNFAITHFUL, POOR JUDGEMENT
LITERARY TERMS • CHARACTER – HARRISON • BIG MAN, THIN,BONY FACE, ATTRACTIVE WHEN SMILING • SECRETIVE
YOU NEED A GOOD DETECTIVE TO INVESTIGATE A MURDER. WHAT KIND OF PERSON DO YOU WANT FOR THE JOB? POSITIVE TRAITS OF GOOD DETECTIVE? NEGATIVE TRAITS? BRAINSTORM CHARACTERS!
FORESHADOWING - • 762 “SO GRAVELY DID H SAY WORD “MURDER.” • 763P SAYS MAN CAN CONCEAL HIS HATE UNTIL THE PROPER TIME COMES…
FORESHADOWING - • 762 P REPEATS TWICE “DEADLY POISON” IN GRAVE VOICE. • 763 P INFORMS READER ABOUT L & M’S ENGAGEMENT
SIMILE • 765 “SOMETHING A LITTLE SINISTER IN THE STILLNESS, LIKE THE LULL BEFORE THE STORM.” • EXPLAIN !
SIMILE • 766 P SPOKE QUIETLY & IMPERSONALLY LIKE A LECTURER COMING DOWN TO LEVEL OF CHILD.
IRONY • READER ASSUMES LANGTON IS SUSPECT(MURDERER) & HARRISON IS VICTIM, HOWEVER LANGTON IS THE VICTIM & HARRISON ..
SUSPENSE • 766 HARRISON IS MOTIONLESS • 765 LANGTON TELLS P HE DID NOT TAKE WASP’S NEST.
SUSPENSE • 763 L CAUGHT IN LIE / PURCHASED CYN 0F POTASSIUM • 761 POIROT NOT MAKING FRIENDLY VISIT / HERE ON BUSINESS.
SYMBOL WASP’S NEST HARRISON IS THE WASP & THE NEST IS THE PLAN TO KILL HIMSELF.