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Chopin for $100 An example of Dramatic Irony from “Story of an Hour”

Chopin for $100 Answer The audience knows that it was not really “joy” that killed Mrs. Mallard, but disappointment at the loss of her newfound freedom.

Chopin for $200 We learn about Richards and Josephine directly through the narrator, which is this type of characterization.

Chopin for $200 Answer What is Direct Characterization

Chopin for $300 Kate Chopin was noted for her use of this, her ability to capture a regional dialect and culture in her writing.

Chopin for $300 Answer What is Local Color

Chopin for $400 The point on a plot pyramid: when we learn about Mrs. Mallard’s heart condition, as well as how she is taken care of by others.

Chopin for $400 Answer What is exposition

Chopin for $500 What Mrs. Mallard saw out the window of her house that acted as symbols.

Chopin for $500 Answer Trees, birds, blue sky, a vendor… signs of freedom and new life that awaited her!

Updike for $100 A literary device in which human characteristics / abilities are given to animals or inanimate objects

Updike for $100 Answer What is PERSONIFICATION

Updike for $200 Updike compares the women shoppers to these

Updike for $200 Answer Answers can vary. Sheep, witches, bees…

Updike for $300 Sammy assumes this about Queenie based on her purchase of Herring snacks.

Updike for $300 Answer He assumes that she is wealthy… or at least wealthier than he is.

Updike for $400 This character in the story represents maturity.

Updike for $400 Answer Who is Lengel (the manager)

Updike for $500 Example of Irony in the story.

Updike for $500 Answer The fact that Sammy wanted to be the girls’ hero, but they didn’t even notice his effort.

Irving for $100 The fact that Tom and his wife are described as “misers” and display all the usual and expected traits of “misers” is an example of this literary device.

Irving for $100 Answer What is stereotype

Irving for $200 “The Devil and Tom Walker” is mocking a society where the rich and powerful are corrupt because they made deals with the devil. This is the type of writing which mocks society in an effort to provoke change.

Irving for $200 Answer What is Satire

Irving for $300 Tom felt this way about the devil because he was used to dealing with a mean, nasty wife

Irving for $300 Answer He was not scared

Irving for $400 This is a symbol of the land’s Indian history, as well as an omen of bad things to come

Irving for $400 Answer What is the skull with a tomahawk which Tom kicks in the woods.

Irving for $500 This is the title of one of Irving’s other famous short stories.

Irving for $500 Answer What is “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Or “Rip Van Winkle”

O’Connor for $100 O’Connor typically wrote about this kind of character

O’Connor for $100 Answer Flawed characters, religious and social outcasts. (called GROTESQUE characters)

O’Connor for $200 “The Life You Save” was written in this point of view because the narrator does not focus on the thoughts and feelings (and plots) of the other characters besides Mr. Shiftlet.

O’Connor for $200 Answer What is 3 rd Person Limited

O’Connor for $300 The car is a symbol of this to Mr. Shiftlet

O’Connor for $300 Answer What is Freedom or Independence

O’Connor for $400 Way that Mrs. Crater tries to tempt Mr. Shiftlet into marrying her daughter.

O’Connor for $400 Answer - a car - a car - A wife who won’t talk back - A girl who can cook, clean, etc.

O’Connor for $500 At the end of the story, Mr. Shiftlet prays for the skies to open and “wash the slime from the earth.” He is using this literary device comparing the rain storm to the figurative “washing of sins”

O’Connor for $500 Answer What is a Metaphor

Hemingway for $100 The only person Krebs really felt comfortable talking with

Hemingway for $100 Answer Another Soldier

Hemingway for $200 The tone, or general attitude of the work “Soldier’s Home”

Hemingway for $200 Answer Serious, somber, matter-of-fact

Hemingway for $300 Reason that Krebs does not leave the house or talk to anyone

Hemingway for $300 Answer They don’t want to hear the truth and he can’t bear to lie

Hemingway for $400 Type of story (genre) Hemingway is known for writing

Hemingway for $400 Answer War Stories

Hemingway for $500 The reason Krebs related and responded best to his sister in this story.

Hemingway for $500 Answer She had no expectations of him, nor wanted to hear about the war. She just wanted him to be her big brother.

Poe for $100 Poe is known as the father of this genre

Poe for $100 Answer What is Gothic Literature

Poe for $200 This is what the author blames his personality change on

Poe for $200 Answer What is alcoholism

Poe for $300 This ultimately is responsible for the narrator’s downfall

Poe for $300 Answer His pride (he was so sure he’d gotten away with it that he starts bragging, leading the cat to howl and give him away)

Poe for $400 The point of view of “The Black Cat”

Poe for $400 Answer What is First Person

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Poe for $500 Answer