“CONTENTS OF A DEAD MAN’S POCKET”
ASSIGNMENT:
PA R T 1 : D R AW T H E S H O RT STO RY P LOT
D I AG R A M . I D E N T I F Y E AC H PA R T FO R O U R
S H O R T S T O R Y.
PA RT 2 :
THEN COME UP WITH 2 EXAMPLES FOR
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND
EXPLAIN EACH:
SUSPENSE (2)
IRONY (2)
FORESHADOWING (2)
EXAMPLE, PART I
Exposition:
Characters: Tom Beneke and his wife Clare.
Setting: Their apartment in the city, in a high rise
building. Set in the past.
Basic Situation: Tom is staying home to work instead
of going to the movies with his wife.
EXAMPLE, PART 2
Irony:
Quote: “He remembered how habitually, here in New
York, he himself heard and ignored shouts in the
night.”
Explanation:
This is situational irony.The irony is that Tom has
often heard shouts for help he ignored, and now he is
the one needing help and no one is coming to save
him.