English II Unit 6 Lesson 15
fomentation
Application of substances in the treatment of an injury
Who wrote "Leiningen Versus the Ants"?
Carl Stephenson
What technique does the author use to increase suspense
Describes Leiningens struggle as triumphs and failures
Why is Framton visiting Mrs. Sappleton?
He came for a retreat to undergo a nerve cure
Which statement best describes Leiningens character
He is brave but not foolhardy
In what does Framton seem mostly interested in?
His own problems
"The Open Window" is mostly about what?
How misinformation affect our perceptions
imminent
Likely to happen soon
Alluvium
Material, such as sand, silt, or clay, deposited on land by streams.
Four basic types of conflicts
Protagonist vs another character Protagonist vs self Protagonist vs society Protagonist vs nature
What is parallel structure
Repeating phrases of similar structure, within or between sentences.
Who wrote "The Open Window"?
Saki (H. H. Munro)
Open Window main idea
Self-centered people are often gullible
What caused Vera to tell Framton the story
She wanted to get rid of him
flout
Show open contempt
Which represents an external conflict
The flow of petrol from the cistern into the ditch becomes blocked
mackintosh
Waterproof raincoat
pariah
an outcast
What are the elements of a plot?
exposition, inciting incident, rising conflict, rising action, climax, resolution
delusion
false belief
provender
food
peons
laborers
weir
low dam
