1. 201 INTRO TO LITERATURE Prof. Everson

2. Title? “The Company of Wolves” The girl burst out laughing; she knew she was nobody's meat. She laughed at him full in the face, she ripped off his shirt for him and flung it into the fire, in the fiery wake of her own discarded clothing. Author?Angela Carter Part of plot? Climax, or Falling action Type of story? Modern fairy tale / gothic Conflict? Character vs. character young female vs. predatory male Resolution?She seduces the wolf/man.

3. Title? “The Ant & the Grasshopper” “What’s the big hurry?” he asked. “It’s too hot to work so hard. And besides, there’s plenty of grain right here. Come and chat with me." Author?Aesop Type of story?Traditional fable Part of plot? Rising action Conflict?character vs. character > contrast hardworking planner vs. lazy pleasure seeker Resolution?Ant has food, grasshopper goes hungry

4. Title? “Little Red Riding Hood” Once there was a little village girl, the prettiest that had ever been seen. Her mother doted on her. Her grandmother was even fonder, and made her a little red hood, which became her so well that everywhere she went by the name of Little Red Riding Hood. Author?Charles Perrault Type of story?Traditional fairy tale Part of plot? Exposition Conflict?Character vs. character Innocent girl vs. wily wolf Resolution?Wolf eats girl

5. Title? “The Ant & the Grasshopper” Once an a-- and a g-- crossed paths after being out of touch for years. They hadn’t seen each other since graduating from university together. When they met again, the a- was headed for an important meeting at its business headquarters, while … Author?Geoffrey Grosshans Type of story? Modern fable Part of plot?Exposition Conflict? character vs. character >contrast worker ant vs. rich easy-going grasshopper Resolution?Both die: ant working, grasshopper having fun

6. Rhetorical analysis means understanding the ________, _________, and _________. Questions to ask and answer about the: authortextaudience Author Who is she or he? Why is she or he writing this? What else has she or he written? Text What kind or type of story is this? When was it written? When was it published? Has the text been changed? How? Audience Who is the target audience? What do they know about the author & text? What do readers expect from the writer or text?

7. A ________ character expresses one or two qualities and is easily summarized. A ________ character is complex and displays internal conflicts found in real people. A ________ character does not change in the story and the reader doesn’t learn more about her or him. A ________ character undergoes a substantial change during the story. static round flat dynamic flat round static dynamic

8. Examples of: “Ant & Grasshopper” Aesop Information on: Author: Aesop Text: story / fables Audience: target audience? “Little Red Riding Hood” Perrault Information on: Author: Perrault Text: story / fairy tales Audience: target readers?

9. Examples of: Flat characters? “Ant & Grasshopper” Aesop – ant and grasshopper Round characters? “Ant & Grasshopper” by Geoffrey Grosshans – ant and grasshopper “Little Red Riding Hood” Perrault – Little Red Riding Hood and wolf “The Company of Wolves” by Angela Carter – young woman and wolf-man

10. Examples of: Climax? “Ant & Grasshopper” Aesop grasshopper comes to ant for food “Little Red Riding Hood” Perrault wolf eats little Red Riding Hood “Ant & Grasshopper” Grosshans ant & grasshopper die “The Company of Wolves” Carter young woman seduces wolf-man the highest point of action, final struggle.

11. Which story did you like the most? Why? Which story did you like the least? Why? “Ant & Grasshopper” Aesop Traditional fable “Little Red Riding Hood” Charles Perrault Traditional fairy tale “Ant & Grasshopper” Geoffrey Grosshans Modern fable “The Company of Wolves” Angela Carter Modern fairy tale / gothic