The+Crooked+man

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:__The Crooked Man

Point of View: First person, Watson

Protagonist: What type of character is the Protagonist? Sherlock Holmes

Antagonist: Henry Wood

Describe the setting On a summer night, sometime in the early 1900s. The mood is mysterious.

Type of Conflict: Man vs man

Describe the main conflict: When they're trying to solve the mystery of who (or what) killed the colonel.

Describe the Climax of the Story: When Sherlock is interrogating Henry Wood, and he begins to find out the true answer.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? Sherlock learns how the colonel died

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. the title is 'The Crooked Man'; a pretty good description of Henry Wood. Henry Wood came to be a crooked man by the will of the colonel. The Colonel tried to kill Henry Wood, and the theme of the story is guilt, and how conscience always gets you at the end.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict was when the appearance of Henry Wood, whom the Colonel thought he had killed so many years ago, startled him so greatly that the had a stoke and died. The theme of the story is conscience, and how it will get you in the end.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? At the climax, it's revealed that the Colonel's conscience of trying to kill Henry Wood was what lead to his death. 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....' This metaphor suggests that Sherlock Holmes' biblical knowledge is limited and he has forgotten some.

Personification:

Symbol: Using 'David' as a symbol for overcoming great obstacles, as Henry Wood did.

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:

Imagery:

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The class theme is mystery, and the story was a mystery story. A mystery was solved in the story.

Completion 3.5/5 Effort 3.5/5 Content 3.5/5 Total 10.5/1