The+Crooked+Man

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Crooked Man__

Point of View: 1st person

Protagonist: Colonel Barclay

What type of character is the Protagonist?

Antagonist: Henry Wood Describe the setting: summer's night in Colonel's house.

Type of Conflict: man vs man

Describe the main conflict:

The main conflict is when they are trying to solve for who killed Colonel.

Describe the Climax of the Story: When they realized the door was locked on both sides, and they don't know what happened and they are trying to know what is happeneing.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? Shelock leanrs how Colonel dies.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.

The title crooked man is, Henry wood came to be the crooked man, and the theme is guilt which Colnel tried to kill him for years and now sees him alive.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?

The main conflict is like when Henry Wood appeared when Colonel thought that he died for years but he appeared which that's what made him die.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?

Colonel tries to kill Henry but sees him alive which that leads him to his death because he was too surprised. and the theme is guilt.

Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

Simile:

...regard him as a machine rather than a man.'

Metaphor:

'My biblical knowledge is a trifle rusty....'

Personification:

Symbol:

Foreshadowing (give both elements):

And example of foreshadowing was the Colonel's depression and the fact that his wife didn't return his love. This depression was because of his guilt for he thought he had killed Henry Wood. His wife didn't love him as much because she truly had loved Henry Wood, and this foreshadows that it was the Colonel that had attempted

Irony: the door was lock both inside and outside.

Imagery: stone dead, in a pool of his own blood.

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story.

The class theme was mystery and the short story is about trying to solve the mystery/ crime behind this. Completion 3/5 Effort 3/5 Content 3/5 total 9/15