The Monkey’s Paw Notes English 10 If you had three
Description: The Monkeys Paw Notes English 10 If you had three wishes, what would you wish for? Record your answer in a couple of sentences on a lined piece of paper. Please put your name on the paper. Allusion Allusion is a brief direct or indirect
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slide1. The Monkey’s Paw Notes English 10<br>
slide2. If you had three wishes, what would you wish for? Record your answer in a couple of sentences on a lined piece of paper. Please put your name on the paper.<br>
slide3. Allusion Allusion is a brief direct or indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
It does not describe the person or thing to which it refers.
For example: “He was a real Romeo.”<br>
slide4. W.W. Jacobs Born William Wymark Jacobs
September 8, 1863 – September 1st, 1943
English author of short stories and novels
Most famous for ”The Monkey’s Paw”
Born in Wapping in London
Went to private school and the Birkbeck College<br>
slide5. W.W. Jacobs 1879 – worked as a clerk in the post office
1885 – published first story
Took the slow road to success, but by 1899 he was financially secure enough to quit his job at the post office.
“The Monkey’s Paw” was published in 1902.
He wrote three kinds of stories: “misadventures of sailormen ashore; celebrating the artful dodger of a slow witted village, and tales of the macabre.”<br>
slide2. If you had three wishes, what would you wish for? Record your answer in a couple of sentences on a lined piece of paper. Please put your name on the paper.<br>
slide3. Allusion Allusion is a brief direct or indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
It does not describe the person or thing to which it refers.
For example: “He was a real Romeo.”<br>
slide4. W.W. Jacobs Born William Wymark Jacobs
September 8, 1863 – September 1st, 1943
English author of short stories and novels
Most famous for ”The Monkey’s Paw”
Born in Wapping in London
Went to private school and the Birkbeck College<br>
slide5. W.W. Jacobs 1879 – worked as a clerk in the post office
1885 – published first story
Took the slow road to success, but by 1899 he was financially secure enough to quit his job at the post office.
“The Monkey’s Paw” was published in 1902.
He wrote three kinds of stories: “misadventures of sailormen ashore; celebrating the artful dodger of a slow witted village, and tales of the macabre.”<br>