a scary story? Is it the death of an important character or a guy in a mask scaring people? W. W. Jacobs‚ the author of The Monkey’s Paw uses numerous amounts of literary devices to make this story interesting. In my essay I will be responding to the theme‚ mood/imagery/personification‚ and foreshadowing. In this story a sergeant major is in possession of a monkey’s paw that appears to be magic. The paw allows him to make wishes. But every time the man makes a wish‚ death takes someone in return.
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In W.W. Jacobs‚ “The Monkey’s Paw‚” he uses foreshadowing to form tension throughout the story‚ serving to alert the reader that misfortune may lay ahead. For instance‚ the setting introduced a house at the end of the street and a cold‚ windy‚ rainy weather; creating a scary and apprehensive feeling towards the reader. Jacobs uses subtle hints to implement situational irony and foreshadowing to heighten the suspense of the story‚ and make the reader at the edge of their seat. Foreshadowing
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the Red Death‚ describing the rooms‚ the figure and more. For example: “Now in no one of the seven apartments was there any lamp or candelabrum‚ amid profusion of the golden ornaments that lay scattered to and fro or depended from the roof” ( page 97). The imagery of both stories certainly gives significant clarification to the stories. The imagery helps develop the stories complex meaning it explains‚ it also visualizes and elucidates their meanings. The tone of The Masque of the Red Death and
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referred to as monkeys and sometimes as apes. This led me to wonder if there was in fact a difference between monkeys and apes‚ or if they were just two different ways of saying the same thing. From researching this topic‚ I found that monkeys and apes belong to the same Domain‚ Kingdom‚ Phylum‚ Class‚ Order‚ and Sub Order‚ but have a number of profound differences that show up in what Family they belong to. Apes belong to the Sub Order Anthropoidea‚ which also includes monkeys and humans. However
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Donaire in race for Fighter of Year award MANILA‚ Philippines - Bob Arum had something else at the back of his mind when he decided to pit Nonito Donaire Jr. against Jorge Arce on Dec. 15 at the Toyota Center in Houston‚ Texas. It will be the fourth fight for the year for the reigning WBO super-bantamweight champion. He won the first three‚ including a TKO of Toshiaki Nishioka last Oct. 13 in Carson City. Donaire‚ actually undefeated over the last 11 years‚ also outpointed Wilfredo Vasquez Jr
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Monkey Ch’Eng-En Wu Online Information For the online version of BookRags’ Monkey Premium Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-monkey/ Copyright Information ©2000-2007 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Premium Study Guide is offprint from Gale’s For Students Series: Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction‚ Author Biography‚ Plot Summary‚ Characters
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The Monkey’s Paw is a short story written by W.W Jacobs. It takes place in the White’s family home. There is not an actual date for the story‚ but people think it was probably around 1902 since it was the year it was published. There are two sections in this story: the first one covers only one night in their family. The second one talks about the next day. The initial situation of this story was that one day the White’s family receive a visit from Sergeant-Major Morris. He got drunk and
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essay on Chinese Exorcism Masks. China is a country in Asia and was the first country to use money for currency and have been incorporating masks in their cultural traditions for thousands of years. “The first Chinese masks were made about 3‚500 years ago as part of shamanism‚ or religious healing” (The History of Chinese Masks). Masks from China are separated into different categories based upon their set functions. For example‚ Sorcerer masks‚ Healing masks‚ and Exorcism masks were all made to do different
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White King‚ Red Rubber‚ Black Death “White King‚ Red Rubber‚ Black Death‚” illustrated how King Leopold II of Belgium acquired the Congo as a free state and exploited it by reign of terror. King Leopold II took over leadership of Belgium from his father‚ hoping to gain power and wealth‚ as well as assuming control of overseas territories like most other European nations of the time did. Leopold created‚ through political lobbying and military force‚ the Belgian Free State. The Belgian Free State
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sunrise and traversing through the arboreal world of the tree tops‚ the White Eared Titi Monkeys of Bolivia are social creatures that can likewise be found in zoos around the world. While Titi monkeys are not considered to be endangered due to their ability to adapt well to new environments‚ in the modern world where rainforests are commonly clear cut to make farm land for cash crops‚ the future of the Titi monkeys and many other species who inhabit these places is unknown. Through the research‚ observation
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