short stories. exposition – the opening portion of a narrative; the scene is set the protagonist...
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Short Stories
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Exposition – The opening portion of a narrative; the scene is set the protagonist introduced, and background info
• A&P
Tone – The attitude toward a subject conveyed in a literary work. NO single stylistic device creates tone.
•Everyday Use
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Dynamic character
• A character who, during the course of the narrative, grows or changes in some significant way. Greasy Lake
Epiphany
•A moment of insight, discovery, or revelation by which a character’s life is greatly altered.
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Irony – A literary device in which a discrepancy of meaning is masked beneath the surface of the language.
Cosmic irony
Verbal ironySituational irony
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Kate Chopin’s Story of an Hour and Desiree’s Baby
•Diction•Irony•Setting•Point of View
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The Story of an Hour (or The Dream of an Hour)
Is Mrs. Mallard a dynamic character.
Does she have an epiphany? When?
What is the irony in the story? Explain.
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How does the historical milieu affect the story?
• When is the story written?
• What does freedom mean for Mrs. Mallard?
• Investigate the style of the writer – what stylistic choices does she make in this story to create the tone of Mrs. Mallard’s ecstasy?
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Some Basic review
SimileMetaphorAlliterationAssonancePersonification
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Analytical essay- tone• The Five Forty Eight – title* • Theme of Redemption and Guilt/Sin• Tone/ Atmosphere• pg 529, 530 rain/ description of environment• Guilt and sin – regret for Blake- Dynamic character?
Epiphany? • 530 last paragraph – ‘crooked’ –stockings• 531 first paragraph – handwriting • 536 dream of a volcano erupting with blood• 531 Miss Dent – deprivation• 536 Miss Dent was hospitalized for emotional problems• 530 Blake followed by Miss Dent – tries to escape her