Module 1 short stories

Question 1

What is a unique theme in ‘Eveline’

Answer 1

Sentence length
Short sentences can create tension or help make a point

Long sentences can be used for retelling memories of a person
Having medium length sentences in between the long sentences helps tell some backstory of the memory

Question 2

What is a unique theme in ‘Wildcat’

Answer 2

Vernacular or non-standard language

• “What yawl doing? Set down for a spell.” Uses non-standard language and vernacular. “Set down for a spell,” is common in non-standard language in particular countries and suits the language used in Wildcat.
• The impression the non-standard language gives of the characters in Wildcat is the nature and attitude. The nature and attitude of the characters gives an impression of being relaxed and simplistic. This impression of the characters character is influenced by the non-standard language.

Question 3

What is a unique theme in ‘Monkey’s Paw’

Answer 3

The number 3 is a motif

three time periods, three weather patterns, three characters, and three wishes

Question 4

What is a unique theme in ‘Sound of Thunder’

Answer 4

types of imagery:

sentence length