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34 Cards in this Set
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Aesop
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The author of the old tale, the Wolf and the Mastiff
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Foreshadowing
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To present an indication or a suggestion of something before it happens
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Example of Foreshadowing
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In A Good Man is Hard to Find when they talk about the Misfit in the beginnin
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Mrs. Mallard
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the main character in the Story of an Hour. She is happy when she hears the rumor that her husband is dead, but then when her husband comes back alive, she dies of disappointment.
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Homer Barron
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the love of Emily Grierson in A Rose for Emily. Ironically, she ended up murdering him because he threatens to leave her.
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Spirit of Perverseness
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this is a recurring theme in The Black Cat which means a longing to do wrong for the wrongs sake only.
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The Misfit
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the murderer who kills the family on vacation to Florida in A Good Man is Hard to Find.
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Joy; Hulga
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Mrs. Hopewell's daughter in Good Country People. She has a lot of problems and hates everything around;
however, when she has interest in Manly Pointer, he tries to take advantage of her and then ditches her |
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Queenie
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the babe who leads her crowd into the A&P store. The narrarator is saddused by her and eventually, he ends
up quiting to try to impress her but she doesn't even notice. |
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Turning Point/Climax
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the height of a piece of literature or drama
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Fiend-in Temperance
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a phrase used in the black cat for the main character, meaning a lack of control in consuming alchohol
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Pranub Kaku
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the character from india who was taken in by the family in Hell Heaven because they were both from the bay of bengal
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Battle Royale
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his is the first chapter, or first scene of Ralph Ellisons novel, Invisible Man.
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Goodman Brown
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in Young Goodman Brown, he is the guy who goes to a secret 'devil worshipping congregation' in a forest near Salem. Sadly, he sees a bunch of people he knows there like his wife and ends up waking up in the forest at the end, not knowing if it was a dream or not.
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Old Man Warner
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the old man in the Lottery who has never been selected. He is a traditionalist who views the lottery as a way of life every year.
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Marthia and Lt. Jimmy Cross
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these characters are from the story, The Things they Carried. Lt Jimmy Cross is a Vietnam soldier who cannot get his love off his mind from back home, Marthia.
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Chrythemums
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the flower that Elisa maintains throughout the story, the Chrythemums
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Elisa
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lives unhappily married on a farm with Henry in The Chrythemums. One day, a guy comes by looking for work and she takes a liking in him because they share common interests. When she and her husband go into town after he leaves, she is disappointed to find out that that guy was just using her to find work.
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Dee Wangera
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a main character in the story, Everyday Use. She is Mrs. Johnson's older daughter and she takes much
pride in her African roots. She takes so much pride in her African roots that she puts them before her immediate roots. |
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Lottery in June, corn be heaven soon
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a line that Old Man Warner says in the Lottery. It means that he views the lottery as a way of life.
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Protanganist/Antagonist
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A protanganist is the main character in a drama or other literary work. An antagonist is the person who opposes another character
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How do the stories of Edgar Allen Poe adhere to his theories of a short story?
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Edgar Allen Poes stories adhere to his theories of a short story because he preaches uniformity, a common direction for every sentence to follow, and he says a short story should be read in one sitting.
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4 stories which irony plays a role
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-war is kind by stephen crane
-the story of an hour by kate chopin -the widow of ephesus by petronius -young goodman brown by nate hawthorne |
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How does War is Kind show irony?
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crane paints the horror of war; yet, he keeps reiterating that war is kind.
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How does the Story of an Hour show irony?
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ironically, she is happy when her husband dies.
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How does the Widow of Ephesus show irony?
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when the girls lover dies, she mornes and mornes, and then ironically, she is quickly swept off her feet by the soldier.
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How does Young Goodman Brown show irony?
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when he goes out to devil worship, to his suprise, he sees the people from the church and his wife going to the same place
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Name the parts in the plot outline
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-introduction
-turning point -rising action/complication -climax -falling action -resolution |
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What is the introduction in A&P?
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the 4 girls walk into A&P
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What is the turning point in A&P?
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sammy admires them greatly as they walk around the store
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What is the rising action/complication in A&P?
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lengal comes out to tell the girls that they cannot dress like that in his store again
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What is the climax in A&P?
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sammy quits on the spot to try to impress the girls
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What is the falling action in A&P?
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lengal offers sammy a second chance but sammy declines because he feels that he has already dug his hole
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What is the resolution in A&P?
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sammy leaves A&P for good and the girls dont even notice him
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