“The Interlopers” Cornell Notes,
Part 1
Plot: the order of events in a story
A. Exposition: background details
B. Rising action: events leading up to the climax,
growing in excitement and complexity
C. Climax: the high point or turning point
D. Falling action: events after the climax, winding
down to the end
E. Resolution: the ending, where all loose ends
are wrapped up
Interlopers
• For your Cornell Notes summary:
How do the plot structure terms fit the
story “The Interlopers”? Summarize the
story using the plot terms.
“Interlopers” Terms, Part 2
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Infer: to figure out from clues in the text
Mood: the feeling created in the story
Foreshadowing: hinting about what will happen later
Flashback: going back in time to tell about an earlier
event
Irony: when a situation turns out the opposite of what
is expected
Point of view: who is telling the story
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1st person—a character tells his/her own story
3rd person omniscient—an all-knowing narrator outside the
story tells it, giving the thoughts and feelings of many
characters
3rd person limited omniscient—a narrator outside the story
tells it, following the thoughts and feelings of only one
character
The Interlopers
1. Why were Georg and Ulrich enemies?
2. How did the two men become trapped?
3. What do you think caused Ulrich to
reconsider his hatred for Georg?
4. In what way are the two men still
competing after they agree to be friends?
5. What do the two men think when they
see the figures coming? What are the
figures really?
“The Interlopers”
6. How is Ulrich characterized? Give an example.
7. Where does a flashback occur in this story?
8. How does the author foreshadow that the story
will end in violence or death?
9. What external conflicts does Ulrich face?
10. What internal conflict does Ulrich face?
11. What is the setting of this story?
12. How is the story ironic?
13. What point of view is the story written in?
14. What is the theme of the story?
15. Who can you infer are the “interlopers” in this
story? Explain. How can it have a double
meaning?
Summary: Cornell Notes, Day 2
• What have you learned about analyzing
short stories? Discuss some of the terms
that you learned and how they apply to
“The Interlopers,” giving examples from
the story.
Vocabulary
1. intruders; people who interfere in places or situations
where they don’t belong
2. very steep
3. accepted something or agreed to it without necessarily
talking about it; gave in
4. people who roam about and raid others to steal from
them
5. worshipful, religious, virtuous
6. expressions of sympathy for someone who is suffering
7. serious determined efforts
8. weakness or weariness of body or mind
9. the act of becoming friends again after a disagreement
10. relief, aid, help
Vocabulary List
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interlopers (n.) p. 1, 3
precipitous (adj.) p. 1
acquiesced (v.) p. 1
marauders (n.) p. 2
pious (adj.) p.3
condolences (n.) p. 3
endeavors (n.) p. 4
languor (n.) p. 4
reconciliation (n.) p. 5
succor (n.) p. 5
Vocabulary
“The Interlopers” Vocabulary
1. intruders; people who interfere in places or
situations where they don’t belong
2. very steep
3. accepted something or agreed to it without
necessarily talking about it; gave in
4. people who roam about and raid others to
steal from them
5. worshipful, religious, virtuous
6. expressions of sympathy for someone who is
suffering
7. serious determined efforts
8. weakness or weariness of body or mind
9. the act of becoming friends again after a
disagreement
10. relief, aid, help
1. interlopers (n.) p. 1,
3
2. precipitous (adj.) p.
1
3. acquiesced (v.) p. 1
4. marauders (n.) p. 2
5. pious (adj.) p.3
6. condolences (n.) p.
3
7. endeavors (n.) p. 4
8. languor (n.) p. 4
9. reconciliation (n.) p.
5
10. succor (n.) p. 5