Challenge high school English students with this literary analysis activity for Mark Twain’s satirical narrative “A Ghost Story.” This editable worksheet calls on students to examine literary devices, character motivations, and narrative techniques. In the process, students will think critically about satire and supernatural fiction, making this assignment ideal for short story units, seasonal Halloween lessons, and standardized test prep.
Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will practice and demonstrate the following essential ELA skills:
- Identifying literary devices such as personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, invective, and situational irony.
- Evaluating diction and stylistic choices, including Twain’s use of capitalization for emphasis.
- Analyzing tone and its role in shaping mood and meaning.
- Making logical inferences about character motivations and narrator psychology.
- Exploring irony, with emphasis on the story’s closing plot twist.
- Interpreting satire, recognizing how Twain critiques human emotions and Gothic storytelling conventions.
- Defending claims with textual evidence, developing critical thinking and college-prep writing skills.
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