Washington Irving - Rip Van Winkle Flashcards
respected; impressive
august
high-pitched and piercing
shrill
overly obedient and servile
obsequious
an ill-tempered scolding woman
shrew
government by women in political or domestic affairs
petticoat government
a playful skipping or frolicking about
gambol
a small group of persons joined for a common purpose
junto
sad, lonely, isolated
forlorn
ceased, quit
desisted
with intense emotion and passion
vehemently
of or relating to marriage
connubial
absolute authority, power, or control
despotism
lacking good manners or refinement
uncouth
severe or strict
austere
contentious, argumentative
disputatious
How did Rip respond to his wife’s “torrent of household eloquence”?
shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, and said nothing
When times grew worse for Rip Van Winkle, and he was driven from home by his wife, where would he often go?
to visit with a little group of sages, philosophers, and other idle folk in front of an inn
Who does Rip meet on the mountaintop?
mythic, strange, short people with bushy hair and long beards
What is Rip’s state of mind and appearance when he wakes?
perplexed, puzzled, confused
What major national event did Rip sleep through?
The American Revolution
When Rip enters the village, how do things appear to him?
everything appears strange and different
Rip goes to live with whom?
his daughter
“Happily that was at an end; he got his neck out of the yoke of matrimony, and could go in and out whenever he pleased, without dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle.”
It reveals the Central One Idea of the desire to escape from the tyranny of domestic and marital demands.
This story might well be referred to as a story of ___.
initiation
How might the group of characters at the inn function as a symbol for a larger idea in the story?
The group of idlers, philosophers, and sages are symbolic for the desire to escape the demands of domestic and civic life.
