Crooked+Man

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Crooked Man

Point of View: First Person

Protagonist: Sherlock Holmes What type of character is the Protagonist? he is a round character

Antagonist: Colonel Barclay

Describe the setting: In the forest, mood is fighting. it is not happy mood. This is not the setting! Time, place, mood/atmosphere

Type of Conflict:Man vs Himself

Describe the main conflict:

Describe the Climax of the Story:When Colonel Barclay died This is too early in the story to be the climax!

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? First, Sherlock Holmes thought someone killed Colonel, but actually Colonel died because of a heart attack.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.

This story makes us think someone killed a person but he actually died himself so there is sounds similar to theme. Crooked means something is bends, this story bends too, because he wasn't killed by a person. Interesting thought

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?

Henry is very important person in this story, he was important in the main of conflict. Henry was related to the main conflict and the theme.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?

The climax is giving clues for solving the crime, in this moment it tells us the theme.  The theme is " No one can leave the circle of crime".

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

Simile: "Mrs.Barclay turned as white as death".

Metaphor: "He's a token of evil."

Personification: " your hat-stand proclaims as much."

Symbol: "was lying a singular club of hard carved wood with a bone handle."

Foreshadowing (give both elements): " He ran through the hall door and round to the lawn, upon which the long French windows opened". it gives us a hint about there might be third person in this story.

Irony:

Imagery:

" It may seem very foolish in your eyes," it gives people imagine in their mind.

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story.

It is sort of similar to mystery because this story makes us think what will happen and we don't know. Like he died himself. we all thought he was killed by someone. But, it gives us hint slowly. And in next happen, it gives us hint again so it is kind of similar to it.

Completion 3/5 Effort 3/5 Content 3/5

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