“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” By Katherine Anne Porter

Katherine Anne Porter  Born May 15, 1890  Indian Creek, Texas  Educated in convent schools in the south  Converted to Catholicism  First Published Work: Flowering Judas in 1930

Katherine Anne Porter  Her stories are known to dramatize her political and social liberal beliefs.  Demanded much of herself and her work  Many works were never published because they did not live up to her standards

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Look For Alliteration-Repetition of a consonant sound Irony-The opposite of what is expected Metaphor-Comparison of unalike things without using like, as, or than Onomatopoeia-Word that imitates a sound Paradox-Contradictory statement that is actually true Simile-Comparison of unalike things using like, as, or than

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