Second Vocab Flashcards
Cumbersome
Clumsy, hard to handle
Adj
Muddle
To make a mess
Verb
Relinquish
To let go of, give up
Verb
Salvage
Property saved
Verb
Unbridled
Uncontrolled
Adj
satire
Using humor to reveal a flow in human nature to bring about change
What is the first story written in American dialect
Jumping frog
What was the first funny story
Jumping frog
What made Mark twain famous
Jumping frog
Which story is an example of a tall tale
Jumping frog
What is a tall tale
A story with unbelievable elements related as if it was factual
Who was the man that would bet on anything
Jim smiley
What were two exmaples of comic exaggerations
His horse (sickly) and his dog (bit hind legs)
What happened with the frog bet
Man put bullets in the frog so he couldn’t jump
Who had the burglar Ålarm
McWilliams
What was the first issue with the burglar alarm
Wasn’t on all the floors of the house
Second issue of alarm
Sounded everytime chef came in
Third issue of alarm
Had false alarms all the time
How did it end (alarm)
Burglars stole it
Mark twain period
Realism 1850-1900 Assassinated Alaska 13th amendment Liberty
