1. Read the literary text for your assigned selection.
2. Setting tells when and where a story occurs. Look
at your selection and describe the setting and explain how it is used to
develop suspense.
3. Characters are the participants in your story.
List the characters in your story detailing physical appearance and
characteristics explaining why character is flat or round.
4. Plot is the sequence of events which consists of
external and internal conflicts, a climax, and a resolution. Identify the
conflicts, climax, and resolution in your selection.
5. The theme is the central message or moral that
the author relates in the story. Poe has repeated themes in his works. What is
the theme(s) in your selection and how does it relate to his life?
6. Are there any examples of flashback, foreshadowing, or
irony in your selection?
