Short stories H4

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Short stories H4

The landlady

The lottery

The tell-tale heart

Literary elements

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

I'm drowing in a sea of grief.

The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

My love for you is as deep as the ocean.

Alliteration

Hyperbole

onomatopoeia

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

pow

Kim's kid kept kicking like crazy!

The tell-tale heart

How was the main character feeling at the start of Tell-tale Heart?

1. angry
2. sick
3. nervous
4. sad

Why did the man in Tell-tale Heart kill his housemate?
The housemate ...

1. was in pain
2. had gold
3. had a scary eye
4. wronged him

What did the man in Tell-tale Heart try to convince you of?
He tried to convince you that he was NOT....

1. mad
2. evil
3. stupid
4. good

How did the killer in Tell-tale Heart feel when the police arrived?

1. calm
2. angry
3. nervous
4. confident

How would you explain the title Tell-tale Heart?

1. the victim's heart betrays the killer
2. the killer's heart tells him that he did the wrong thing
3. the police finds the body in the heart of the house
4. the victim's wife called the police

In what way has the narrator
murdered the old man?

How did the police find out about the murder in Tell tale Heart?

1. the neighbours had witnessed the murder
2. the beating heart of the victim could be heard
3. the killer admits the murder
4. the police has evidence of the murder

what is the narrators strongest sense? And what does it allow him to do?

What is the Tell Tale Heart's genre?

1. Fantasy
2. Non-fiction
3. Horror
4. Science fiction

What are some of the themes in Tell-Tale Heart?

The narrator sneaks in to the old man's room. For how many night does he do this?

1. 8
2. 9
3. 7
4. 6

Which two symbols can be found in the story?

1. vulture eye
2. guilt
3. the night light/candle
4. the heart of the dead man

What's the irony when it comes to the narrator?

The Landlady

How many other guests were there before Billy?

1. 1
2. 3
3. 2
4. 4

Why did the lady ask him to the sitting room?

1. for tea
2. to chat
3. for dinner
4. to flirt

The story ends in a cliffhanger, what does that mean?

Which themes were present in the story?

1. Madness & sanity
2. Time
3. Guilt
4. Darkness

Explain which POV is used in the story and whether you, as a reader, can trust the narrator's POV. Explain.

First person POV

You cannot trust the narrator's POV because he is mad. 

Het verzamelen van de stenen is een voorbeeld van een besproken literary device. Welke?

1. Metaphor
2. Alliteration
3. Foreshadowing
4. Simile

Waarom zou je kunnen zeggen dat het
vreemd is dat Tessie te laat was?

Old Man Warner staat symbool voor

1. Mensen die het behouden van tradities niet belangrijk vinden
2. Mensen die het behouden van tradities belangrijk vinden
3. Mensen die tradities leuk vinden
4. Mensen die tradities niet leuk vinden

Wat wilde Shirley Jackson ons leren met dit verhaal?

What (do you think) is the message Shirley Jackson wants to convey with the Lottery?

What is the point of view in The Lottery?

1. first person pov
2. third person pov
3. omniscient pov
4. limited omniscient pov

which conflict is present in The Lottery

1. man versus nature
2. man versus society
3. man versus man
4. man versus self

Which book was NOT written by Roald Dahl

1. Matilda
2. Charlie and the Chocolate factory
3. Charlotte's web
4. The BFG (GVR in Dutch)

Which picture best describes the story of the landlady you think? Why?