lamp+at+noon+devices

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:____The lamp at noon________ Point of View: narrator Protagonist: Paul What type of character is the Protagonist? static Antagonist: The sand bowl Describe the setting Prarie, noon, baron waste land. Type of Conflict: Man v.s. elements Describe the main conflict: A small family tries to survive the dust bowl. Describe the Climax of the Story: He found that his wife has left the house after the storm How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? He changes his thoughts on staying Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The theme is about the hardships that happened during the dust bowl. Lighting A lamp at noon is one of them. How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The family is trying their best to survive the storm, and the theme is the hardships of them surviving it. How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The hardships where surviving the elements and their relationship. When he found that his wife ran away, that is how the climax helped illustrate the theme. Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes): Simile: The sun raced like a wizened orange. Metaphor: I’m so caged. (comparing her house with a cage.) Personification: Demented wind fled… Symbol: Rib-grooved sides (a symbol of oldness) Foreshadowing (give both elements): On page 114, she said if I could only break away and run. Then she did on page 118, Irony: Paul said that the storm would stop that day. And it did Imagery: Diffused light, dim and yellow. (sight) Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. Us as humans want to always have comfort. Ellen sure didn’t.