2.  Edgar Allan Poe = Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Fall of the House of Usher (also wrote The Raven)  Anton Chekov = The Lady and the Pet Dog, Misery, The Cherry Orchard

4.  Purpose = to entertain and instruct  Plot commences in ‘media res’ = gets straight into it  Limited number of characters and events  Should be a ‘snapshot’ = no need to give the background or the character’s life story

6.  Show your reader what is happening don’t explain it to them.  They aren’t dumb dumbs – they can figure out what is happening without you explaining EVERYTHING.

7. “If I have a gun hanging on the wall…then that gun must be fired by the time the story ends.” Anton Chekov

8. Climax Orientation – grab your reader by the throat!! 2-3 events which gradually build suspense Resolution = cliffhanger, twist

9. Excellent…

11.  How does the orientation of the story engage the reader?  What complications occur in the story that build suspense and lead up to the climax?  What is the climax of the short story?  How does the short story end? Why is this ending effective/ineffective?

12. Key symbols in the text Analysis of symbols Time: Winter, evening Winter is associated with dead things, endings and darkness. The fact that the woman arrives in the evening suggests that she works under the cover of darkness, or is associated with evil, or perhaps even the supernatural. This time also helps to create a gloomy, pensive and impending atmosphere.

13.  Alliteration (1)  Assonance (1)  Personification (2)  Metaphor (3)  Simile (3)  Appeals to the 5 senses (5 – aim for one of each)

14.  How is the woman represented as a supernatural being? Find examples.  Who/what do you think the woman symbolises?  What is the invited reading of the text?  What is your favourite line/description and why?