American Literature- Unit #3 Flashcards
Who wrote Rip Van Winkle
Washington Irving
Plot
What happens in a story
Characters
Who makes the plot happen
Theme
What is means
Setting
The time, place, general background
Tone or mood
The attitude or emotion of the author or narrator toward his subject or audience
Read Washington Irving (1783-1859)
Point of view
The method of presenting the reader with the materials of the story, the perspective from which it is told
Omniscient point of view
All-knowing author is the narrator who comments freely on the actions and character as he is able to delve into their minds
Limited point of view
Author tells the story from the viewpoint of one character; either in first-person or third-person.
Objective point of view
Author presents the characters in action with no comment, allowing the reader to come to his own conclusions
Who wrote The Pit and the Pendulum?
Edgar Allan Poe
What city was The Pit and the Pendulum set in?
Toledo
Read Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
Irony
Method of expression in which the intended meaning of the words used is the direct opposite of their usual sense
Verbal irony
Saying the opposite of what is meant
Dramatic irony
Contrasting what a character says and what a reader or audience knows to be true
Irony of situation
Presenting a discrepancy between appearance and reality or between expectation and fulfillment
Satire
The ridicule of human folly or vice with the purpose of correcting it, or for a humorous effect
Who wrote The Cop and the Anthem
O. Henry
What was the name of the main character in The Cop and the Anthem?
Soapy
What was the name of the island that Soapy wanted to go to?
Blackwell’s Island
Read O. Henry (1862-1910, real name is William Sidney Porter
Who wrote The Town Poor?
Sarah Orne Jewett
