“The Monkey’s Paw” Found Poem

My found poem was created with the words of “The Monkey’s Paw”, by William W. Jacobs. In this story, a family is in their house playing chess and knitting, until a knock on the door. The guy is Sergeant Major Morris. He tells them about the mysterious “Monkey’s Paw”. They wish a wish with The Monkey’s Paw. Something tragic happens to their son and they try to bring him back to life. The theme is that fate rules peoples’ life and be careful what you do. Think about it before you do it.

My found poems concept is setting. My poem shows the setting of the place they’re at, which is their house. I showed the atmosphere inside the house and outside. “Outside, the night”, “cold and wet”, that describes the atmosphere outside. “But a fire burned brightly in the living small room” and “Playing chess, knitting by the fire”, describes what is happening in the inside of the house. The place was isolated with only two houses. That’s why I used “Isolated place” and “With only two houses in the road”. That shows that the setting is pretty scary. No one is around but only two houses in the road. I also used “Sound of door banging” and “Depressing silence”, to explain what was happening around. Cause this is a scary story, that set the tone for it. “Street lamp shone flickering” and “Quiet, deserted street” showed that was what it was like outside after they tried to bring him back to life. They were disappointed and misery broke from her wife. A sad, quiet, and deserted street. I used the picture with a house and a road lamp because that is like the setting outside. The fire represents what is inside. Even though it is wet and deserted outside, the inside was warm and cozy. That the pic with the guy putting his hand up to his mouth represents the quietness. The color of the background is dark because the setting of story seems dark and gloomy. I choose another font for cold and brightly because it really shows the temperate and atmosphere of the outside. Even though its cold outside. The fire inside burned brightly. Listen to the wind was also describing the setting. Like the sound of the wind outside. The other words with different fonts really describe the setting. What is it like, sound, and tone of the story.