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Washington Irving Flashcards

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Satire

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A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, ridicule, or wit

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Satire in Tom/wife

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they are greedy and they make deals with the devil foe money

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Satire in the Walker’s marriage

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the women “wears the pants”

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Satire in the important townspeople

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sold soul to the devil

can not judge on appearance (rotten on inside)

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Satire in Tom’s deal with the devil

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tom just thought about the immediate wealth

showed how selfish people are

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Satire in Mrs. Walker’s dissapearance

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Tom is more worried about valuables than her well being

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Satire in the end of Tom’s life

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making fun of people’s religious perceptions at the time

tom walker asked for death

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Who wrote The Devil and Tom Walker?

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Washington Irving

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Irving’s thoughts on Indians

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Devil talks about how they fought with a passion

Repect

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Irving’s thoughts on slavery

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Very bad

Tom is willing to cheat other people, but draws the line at savery

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Situational irony

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it’s like rain on your wedding day

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Verbal irony

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SARCASM

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Hypocrisy

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do not practice what you preach

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Materialism

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desire for stuff with no ethical matters

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15
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Genre

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category of literature

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16
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Romantic elements in the Devil and Tom Walker

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supernatural, nature, human emotion (greed)
glory of freedom (wife dies)
complex characters

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What is the Devil and Tom Walker inspired by?

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A folktale

18
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What other tale did Irving write?

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

19
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Satire in Ichabod Crane

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making fun of educated people because of how nervous Crane is

Ex: charms, cannot sleep, garlic

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Katrina

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making fun of the wealthy and being stupid

21
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Brahm bones

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making fun of a farmer and the importance he puts on physical strength

Ex: had no manners, always wants to fight, biceps

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