“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” By: James Thurber

Review Literary Terms _____________- an educated guess or conclusion drawn from characters or events within a story ____________________- an outside narrator who only has a limited view of the story We see the story through the eyes / thoughts of only one character- Walter Mitty.

Review Literary Terms __inference__- an educated guess or conclusion drawn from characters or events within a story _limited omniscient (third person limited)_- an outside narrator who only has a limited view of the story We see the story through the eyes / thoughts of only one character- Walter Mitty.

New Literary Terms _____________- the written conversation of characters within a story ____________- (…) three dots in a row in between sentences to signify a change in scene, thought, or further development of an idea ____________- clues the author gives to portray future story events

New Literary Terms __dialogue___- the written conversation of characters within a story __ellipsis points__- (…) three dots in a row in between sentences to signify a change in scene, thought, or further development of an idea _foreshadowing__- clues the author gives to portray future story events

A Few Story Notes: 1. The story flips between __fantasy___ (daydreams) and _____reality_____. Everywhere you see (…) ellipsis points, you will know that Walter Mitty is switching between his daydreams and his actual reality. Keep this in mind as you read.

A Few Story Notes: 2. Walter Mitty is a __different______ person in his daydreams. Why do you think he wants to be a different person? (Theme…) 3. This is a _humorous_____/ whimsical story. It also has elements of sadness. (Pay attention to the binary oppositions/juxtaposition of characters.)

Techniques to Achieve Humor in Writing: 1. __amusing names, funny vocabulary__ 2. __exaggeration or hyperbole________ 3. __onomatopoeia___- the use of words that imitate the sounds they describe For example: buzz, hiss, boom, crash 4. __comparison of opposites_____ For example: Walter Mitty and his superhero daydream characters

Homework: Read “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” pages Answer questions 1-4, 5a, and 6 on page 130 in complete sentences