For many high school students, humorous fiction, tall tales, and satire are types of literature that maximize interest and engagement. “The Devil and Daniel Webster” by Stephen Vincent Benet is a representative short story with great literary and academic merit. With this set of rigorous questions to complement the reading of “The Devil and Daniel Webster,” English Language Arts teachers will help students exercise close reading analysis skills. An answer key and copy of the public domain narrative are included. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. By completing this exercise, students will:
- Identify what the text states both explicitly and implicitly
- Apply knowledge of literary devices including hyperbole, metaphor, simile, allusion, and onomatopoeia
- Discern the intended effect of the author’s word choices
- Analyze a given detail to discern what it foreshadows
- Identify several textual details in support of the claim that the stranger is the devil
- Explain the complication that threatens to derail the trial for both Daniel Webster and Jabez Stone
- Articulate how Daniel Webster overcomes the aforementioned complication
- Identify several details that convey Daniel Webster’s personal strength.
- Write with clarity and precision
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