Genre
Anthology of ghost stories
Setting and Context
Often set in stereotypically spooky settings such as haunted houses and orphanages.
Narrator and Point of View
The stories each have different narrators and points of view.
Tone and Mood
The tone and mood of these stories are often spooky, mysterious, and creepy.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The narrator is often the protagonist, while the supernatural entities are often antagonists.
Major Conflict
Each story has its own conflict. For example, in "W.S," the conflict is between an author and his creation.
Climax
In "Playmates" the climax is when we discover the girl's imaginary friends are ghosts.
Foreshadowing
At the beginning of "Harry," the narrator foreshadows her fears of sunny days, children with red hair, and the name Harry.
Understatement
Many of the protagonists in this collection understate the supernatural events that occur.
Allusions
"Playmates" alludes to a disease called "diphtheria."
Imagery
Timperley uses imagery to describe the "grey" orphanage building.
Paradox
In "W.S", Streeter paradoxically receives a postcard from one of his fictional characters.
Parallelism
Timperley opens and ends the story "Harry" in the same way.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
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