stories
John analysis example 2
John is practical in the extreme. He has no patience with faith, an intense horror of superstition, and he scoffs openly at any talk of things not to be felt and seen and put down in figures. (331) - John embodies a supreme rationality that makes it difficult for the narrator to convince him of her discomfort with her bedroom and the unusual shapes that she sees within the wallpaper. This personality and beliefs of his fails to make him understand the seriousness of his wife's condition, which eventually leads to his own downfall - allowing his wife to leave.
John
John is the narrator's husband He is perceived to be the story's antagonist character, because he is the catalyst that eventually drives his wife to the brink of insanity.
Lt. Cross
Leader of the O'Brien's platoon. Represents effect of responsibility thrust on the unprepared. Carried 2 photos and a pebble from the girl he loved who didn't love him back. He feels responsible for Ted Lavender's death because when it happened he was daydreaming about Martha. Afterward, he burned her photos so that he could focus on the war. Feels responsible for Kiowa's death also because he picked the shitfield that they camped in that night because he had orders to do so despite his initial doubts about the spot.
character versus self
Louis Mallard experienced an internal conflict throughout the story. In the short story, she found herself fighting with her own feelings, between what she should feel/act and what her true feeling are. When Mrs. Mallard is told the news of her husbands death, it seems that she is depressed and grief-stricken. However when she "abandon[s] herself, a little whispered word escape[s] ... under her breath 'free, free, free'" (Chopin 201). This shows the readers how she really feels, which is not the way she is 'supposed' to feel.
rat Kiley
Medic in the platoon. He carries comic books in his first-aid kit,medical supplies, and M&Ms for "especially bad wounds". Eventually, he goes a little crazy from being around all the bodies, gore, and constant explosions. He starts thinking that giant, killer bugs are after him and he can't stop envisioning body parts. Most likely suffers from PTSD. Shoots himself in the foot in order to get discharged from service.
Brently Mallard
Mr. Mallard is the husband of Louis. In the beginning of the story, we discover that Mr. Mallard has died in a fatal accident. However, through out the story we discover many things about him. We learn that Mr. Mallard was not a loving husband. Mrs. Mallard admits that " she had loved him—sometimes. Often she had not" (Chopin 201). Brently did not love or appreciate his wife and often oppressed her. This is why Louis was so happy when she discovered that her husband had died. However in an unexpected twist, we discovered that Mr. Mallard has not passed away.
Character versus Self + Character versus Character
Mrs. Mallard ironically dies from a "heart disease-of-joy that kills" (Chopin 202). However she doesn't die from the joy of seeing her husband, but from the thought that the joy she experienced is now over. This is character versus self as well as character versus character because Mr. Mallard indirectly kills his wife since it is the sight of him that kills her.
analysis narrator example 2
So I take phosphates or phosphites - whichever it is, and tonics, and journeys, and air, and exercise, and am absolutely forbidden to "work" until I am well again. (332) As the audience reads a little farther, it is revealed that the protagonist has an illness, though the story is quite ambiguous and unclear about what the illness may be. (Depression) The main character believes that she is indeed not sick at all, however, she does not understand that her mind can be sick while still maintaining a healthy body.
imagery
The Man I Killed: description of wounds (star shaped hole, jaw in his throat) Lemon's Death- sunlight, darkness, beauty in death Kiowa's Death- stuck in the mud, his shoulder was missing, face and chest lacerated from shrapnel, wading through the shit to find him Shitfield- the horrid smell and the soupy texture
about
The Road Not Taken was published in 1916 by -Robert Frost. - It is a narrative poem that supports individualism and a "being your own person" way of of life
conflict
The first element we examined was conflict. We found three types of conflict in this story. The first is character versus self, the second is character versus character, and the third is character versus society.
mood
The mood in 'The Raven' is very dark. The whole poem centers around death. The line "It was in the bleak December" gives the effect that everything surrounding the narrator is grave and without any happiness.
speaker
The narrator in 'The Raven' is a scholar who is mourning the death of his love Lenore. At the beginning of the poem, he is sad, tired and slightly irritated by his visitor. As the story goes on, he is amused, angry, and heartbroken once again. He goes through a large variety of emotions and proves to be mad through his words and actions.
paraphrase
The narrator, a older man, describes how his lover lies to him. He also mentions that she does not know his real age. he wonders how they can be in love and not be truthful. He wonders if it is easier to be in love without knowing the truth? He simply ignores the fact that she is cheating due to his love for her.
summary
The story starts off when Louise Mallard first learns about her husbands death. The news of him dying in an accident shocks her and she starts to cry in her sisters arms. She then escapes to the tranquility of her room. Alone in her room, Louise starts to think about what will happen next. She knows she is sad that he died, but she also thinks about how independent and free her life will now be. She is so absorbed in this new found happiness, that it overcomes her. When her sister finally brings her out of her room, she finds her husband alive and well. Seeing him gives her a sudden heart attack and it is her new found joy that kills her.
tone
The tone is calm. Although the narrator is insecure he still goes along with the idea of being in love while he knows that both himself and his partner are lying to each other. In addition, the speaker has no problem calling still calling her his lover after everything.
paraphrase
This poem by Robert Frost is about a man who is on a walk through the forest and comes upon a fork in the road. He sees that one path is more worn in than the other, but decides to take the more rugged path. He then reflects on the future, believing that this choice will change the entire course of his life. He will later look back and reflect on all the changes made for him by taking the less worn path.
narrator
Throughout the story, the narrator is frustrated with everyone and eventually imagines a woman is trapped behind the wallpaper of her room. - This may represent that she has no identity being married to a man who doesn't understand her condition
title after
What we really get from the title after reading the poem is that it's about opportunities taken. How, as he stands at the fork in the road and decides to take the less traveled path, that it will make all the difference to come in his life.
irony
When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies." The irony in this is that the speaker know that his love lies and is unfaithful yet he chooses to believe her.
author
William Shakespeare
repetition
both the first and last stanza are the same except for the first word of the last line of the stanza
symbol the yellow wallpaper
the central symbol in the short story It acts as a mental entrapment for the main character. As the narrator tears down the wallpaper in the end, it was revealed that the woman trapped behind the wallpaper was in fact herself. This represents the point where her illness has taken full control over her and leads to her own madness. The wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.
symbols
the items the carry on them- weapons, personal affects, food, etc... emotional trauma they carried Linda- past trauma, feeling of hopelessness an senseless nature of things Checkerboard- hope, order in chaos shitfield- the situation of Vietnam itself, loss of self Curt Lemons's death- beauty of death, black humor dope- means of escape from the pain and suffering Kiowa's Death- The senseless tragedy of war; Kiowa's entirely submerged body represents the transitory nature of life and the horrifying suddenness with which it can be snatched away;becomes another casualty in a war that strips men of their identity and turns them into statistics.i
stanza
the stanza is used to break up the story, each a different explanation of the journey
theme
theme of the story, which was the idea of forbidden happiness. When Brently Mallard 'dies', Mrs. Mallard comes to the joyous realization that she is now an independent person. Although her thoughts are private, she tried to hide the joy she feels and attempts to "beat it back with her will" (Chopin 201). Her resistance towards her true emotions reveals how forbidden her pleasure is. The rest of society will never accept or understand Louise and her independence. This is why the joy of independence is forbidden for her. Since this happiness is taken away from her, she dies as a repressed and restrained women due to her husband and society.
rhyme scheme
this poem has a rhyming scheme of ABAAB
narration
this poem is in third person point of view viewing the tyger as a creation of God the intended audience may be anyone who knows of or follows the christian religion the purpose is to convince readers that God may not be as divine as others see him to be
paraphrase short
two lovers who deny their partners lies to each other
parallelism
what the hammer? what the chain stanza 4 line 1
symbol her journal/writing
writing is the narrator's attempt to feel normal or have a sense of normalcy and sanity in her life. The narrator is in a predicament where she is not heard and where her voice is not valid. This is seen when the husband cannot fully understand his wife's condition, forbidding her to go outside or to write. Despite being told by her husband and sister-in-law to limit the amount of time she uses to write, she continues to write more behind their backs and tries to maintain her sanity while being trapped in the room.
alliteration
" Tyger Tyger, burning bright,". Repeats consonants "b". (Stanza 1 line 1) "On what wings dare he aspire?" Repetition of "w". ( Stanza 2 Line 3)
personification
" When the stars threw down their spears"(Stanza 5 line 1). Gives human characteristics to the stars.
setting - physical
"A colonial mansion, a hereditary estate..." (331) The hereditary estate and mansion is an inference that the narrator's husband & his family is fairly wealthy.
symbolism
"And water'd heaven with their tears" Stanza 5 line 2- the Tears in the text symbolism that it is raining down on the heavens and earth
analysis narrator example 3
"I've got out at last," said I, "in spite of you and Jennie ... you can't put me back!" (347) -Throughout the story, the narrator is frustrated with everyone and eventually imagines a woman is trapped behind the wallpaper of her room. - In the end, the woman entrapped behind the yellow wallpaper was, indeed, the narrator herself. --Her determination and fascination with the wallpaper eventually led to her insanity to take complete control of her. In this quote, the audience understands that the main character is free from entrapment and is never going back. Maybe this represents that she'd rather pursue a life full of freedom than live in the "background" shadow of her husband.
Analysis on narrator
"It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral homes for the summer" (331) - the Narrator is a woman - the couple is a part of the middle class society - "mere ordinary people" Being the first sentence of the short story, it gives the audience the impression that this is about the life of an average, normal everyday couple.
Jennie analysis example 2
"Jennie wanted to sleep with me - the sly thing! (345)" As the narrator slips deeper and deeper into her depression state, Jennie assumes the role of doing all the traditional house chores under John's authority. As a result, the protagonist views Jennie as a threat and spy.
John analysis example 1
"John is a physician ... If a physician of high standing, and one's husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary depression, what is one to do?" (331) - John is a high standing physician This ensures the readers that he is fairly rich - rich enough to support his family without the need of having his wife work as well - John's decisions and opinions occupy most of the text as the narrator listens to his wishes.
setting
"Out of one window I can see the garden, those mysterious deep shaded arbors, the riotous old-fashioned flowers, and bushes and gnarly trees. Out of another I get the lovely view of the bay." (335) This displays a contrast between her imprisonment within the yellow wallpapered room and the distant beautiful, "delicious" (332) garden and freedom that she is unable to enjoy due to her illness.
Jennie analysis example 1
"Such a dear girl ... She is a perfect and enthusiastic housekeeper, and hopes for no better profession." (336) - Jennie is the perfect stereotype of women back in the 19th century. Jennie assumes the limited roles of housekeeping, childcare and other domestic chores, while the narrator rejects these ideas and chooses to rest in her room for the day.
details in settings
"and this great heavy bed which is all we found in the room, looks as if it had been through the wars." (336) "I lie here on this great immovable bed - it is nailed down, I believe ... " (337) The fact that the bedstead is nailed to the floor demonstrates that it is their loyalty in marriage and commitment that traps the narrator and puts restrictions on her.
Personification
- "But with mien of lord of lady" is an example of personification and illustrate that the raven has the demeanor of someone important.
metaphor
- "Each separate dying ember wrought it's ghost upon the floor" is a metaphor which helps creates the atmosphere. As there is less material for the fire to burn, the embers slowly burn out and create shadows. It suggests that it is late at night and there is an eerie glow from the fire. - "All my soul within me burning" is also a metaphor that describes how excited the narrator is.
hyperbole
- "In there stepped a raven of the saintly days of yore" is a hyperbole. "Saintly days of yore" suggests that the raven is considerably old however, in the wild, ravens tend to live for only ten to fifteen years. Other ravens however, have lived for more than forty years.
religious allusion
- "Is there - is there balm in Gilead?" is an allusion to the Book of Jeremiah, 8:22.
Connotation
- "Nevermore" is a connotation.
simile
- "Other friends have flown here before, on the morrow he will leave me as my hopes have flown before" is a simile. It compares how the raven which will fly away the next morning will fly away the same way his hopes have.
sensory imagery
- "Rapping at my chamber door" is knocking and relates to auditory senses. - "It was in the bleak December" allows people to imagine a ruthlessly dark and cold night and relates to visual senses. - "And each separate dying ember wrought it's ghost upon the floor" relates to visual senses. - "And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain" relates to visual, auditory and tactile senses.
allusion
- "Respite - respite and nepenthe from the memories of Lenore" is an allusion to drugs and alcohol.
assonance
- "once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary" is an example of assonance.
allusion to mythology
- The raven in the poem is an allusion to Norse mythology. Odin had two ravens one name Hugin and the other Munnin representing thought and memory.
shifts
- Various shifts in this poem - From stanza to stanza he jumps in thought - First stanza he contemplates as to which road to take - Unclear as to which is the better option - Second stanza in the beginning the word "then" appears suggesting a shift - He takes the road opposite to the one he normally would have taken - Third stanza there is another mental shift (since there are no real physical shifts) - He starts to question which path he should have really taken - He never expresses that he is unhappy with the choice he has made - Last stanza he addresses the future - How the decision in the road he took shall make all the difference in his life - "static poem" - No real changes in stanza length nor rhythm - hyphen in last stanza shows him breaking his own thought and creating one last fluid final thought
theme lost love
2. Lost love- The narrator in the poem has lost his true love Lenore and is hunted by the memory of her by the Raven who continuously says "nevermore" and the tapping on his chamber door.
24 lines total split into 6 stanzas each with 4 lines most lines ending in question marks, a colon or semicolon
theme guilt and death
3. Guilt and death- The Raven is a reincarnation of the narrators guilty condense that is nagging at him, the narrator may have not been responsible for the death of his beloved but he feels as though he could of help stop it. The poems main focal point in death; Poe even touches on how even the world around the narrator is dead. " " The symbol of the Raven is meant as a death omen meaning that death has been following the narrator
plot
A collection of short stories based around a platoon of American soldiers during the Vietnam War. These stories show the readers the inner workings of the unit and the psychological and physical effects that the war has had on them. It switches back and forth in time, going from Vietnam to years after it ends, such as scenes with Tim and his daughter Kathleen. The focus changes between characters for each story, giving a different view point to things that happen in previous stories, (Bowker and Tim's different views of Kiowa's death).
type of poem
A narrative poem tells a story. The poem 'The Raven' is a narrative and tells the story of a man who has lost his lover and without her is going mad.
imagery
Imagery: " In what distant deeps or skies. Burnt the fire of thine eyes?"(Stanza 2 Line 1-2).
identify the poem
In " When My Heart Swears That She Is Made Of Truth," by William Shakespeare the speaker knows that his lover is cheating on him, however he does nothing about it. He recognizes that he is getting older and time is his biggest enemy but remains with the same thought in which he believes that his partner still sees him as young and attractive. Although they still live under the same roof and sleep under the same bed they are both fooling each other.
theme
In "The Yellow Wallpaper", Gilman suggests that individuals are uniquely affected by the misguided social expectations throughout one's lifetime. Written in the 19th century, "The Yellow Wallpaper" is depicted in an era of male dominance. Women were restricted to play a limited role in society. The narrator in the short story creates a second self in order to satisfy her emptiness and desire to regain control of her life, rather than choosing to follow the daily lives of other women, such as Jennie.
Character versus Society
In the story, society downgrades women. Mr. Mallard is no exception because he treats his wife as inferior and not as equals. This is why Mrs. Mallard has suffered from repression all her life. This causes a conflict between her and societies view of women.
situational irony
- When Mrs. Mallard is told the news of her husbands death it seems that she is so depressed and grief-stricken that she wishes to be alone, but to the readers surprise Louise Mallard wishes to be alone not to grieve to herself but to comprehend her freedom as a Victorian wife. When she "abandon[s] herself a little whispered word escape[s]... under her breath: 'free, free, free'", which tells the reader of her true feelings towards the death of her husband. Mrs. Mallard's friends and her sister assume that she is deeply in love with her husband, and take great care when telling her of his death, but what they don't know is they were in fact bringing her an hour of life, and joyous freedom. - The turn of events in the hour where Brently Mallard appears to be alive and Mrs. Mallard, who believes her life of freedom is just about to begin, dies. It's ironic how Mrs. Mallard dies just when she is beginning to live and Brently Mallard who appeared to be dead is alive, as he "had been far from the scene of the accident and didn't even know there had been one"(Jackson203).
dramatic irony
- When Mrs. Mallard will not allow Josephine to help her upstairs, it seems that she is so grief-stricken that she wishes to be alone, but instead of grieving as Josephine thinks, Louise Mallard rejoices for her new freedom. This is dramatic irony because the readers know of Mrs. Mallard's true feelings, but Josephine and Richards do not.
verbal irony
- When Mrs.Mallard is said to have "heart trouble" in the beginning of the story, Chopin does not mean trouble with the organ of the body, but the soul, as Mrs. Mallard suffers from repression. - Mrs. Mallard is diagnoses to have died of "heart disease- of joy that kills", which is partially true as she had experienced great joy in the last hour, but the doctor misunderstood the joy that kills her (Chopin 203). She did not die from the joy of seeing her husband alive, but her realization that the great joy she experienced during the last hour was over.
setting
- late 1960s and 1980s - mainly in Vietnam - Also in USA, Iowa, Massachusetts
symbolism
- symbolic imagery -actual road or figurative road - for every road we take there is a road that we don't take - life like a road it isa journey with choices
imagery
- two roads - folk in the road - trampled path - natural path
allusion
-"When my love swears that she is made of truth" starts off the poem and its a reference to the title of the poem.
symbols
-"When my love swears that she is made of truth" symbolizes that the women says she is faithful. -"Her false-speaking tongue" symbolizes the lies that she says. -"Her false-speaking tongue" symbolizes the lies that she says.
Personification
-"When my love swears that she is made of truth" this is personification because love can't swear and a women can't be made of truth. -"Simply I credit her false speaking tongue" 'speaking tongue' is personification because tongues don't actually laugh. -"O, Love's best habit is in seeming trust," 'love's best habit is personification because love can't have a habit. -"And age in love loves not to have years told:" 'loves loves not have years told' is personification because love is a feeling and a feeling can't feel.
attitude
-Attitude changes all throughout the poem. -To start the poems attitude is indecisive and when he comes to a fork in the road the traveler states "And sorry I could not travel both". -The attitude then later changes to an attitude of showing independence. - But then the attitude again later changes with slight evidence of regret.
imagery
-The authors use of imagery helps to develop the mood of the main character as she thinks about life without her husband. "she sank, pressed down by the physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul" (Chopin, 201). -She was physically and emotionally devastated when first hearing the news about her husbands death -"the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life. The delicious breath of rain in the air... The notes of a distant song which some one was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves" (201) -The author is now portraying a happy and spring like environment and the character is slowly realizing the death of her husband as something that is positive -The imagery in this story is very important because it allows the readers to see how Mrs. Mallard's thoughts and emotions change as the story progresses.
theme
-be your own person -don't follow everyone else a deeper level there is a theme that suggests the loss of the traveler's innocence. -The traveler has always done what he thought was right, which would be the more conservative path, this would be taking the road traveled on most frequently. -The traveler decides to make his own choices and take the road less traveled. -This in the end turned out to be the best decision he has ever made.
key words
1. Lies: "tells lies", "lies down with men" 2. Vainly: "concerned", "her thoughts are unimportant" 3. Habit: use to the lies and search of trust between each other 4. Simply: like a simpleton, foolish person 5. Credit: believe 6. Unjust: Dishonest 7. Age In Love: Old lovers
themes madness
1.Madness- The narrator of the Raven seems to have fallen on hard times there is reference in the poem that he make about wild dreams "fill me- thrill me with fantastic terrors never felt before;" , imaginary perfume and his burning soul "back into the chamber turning, all my soul burning" . Also the fact that he is talking to a bird brings up the questions is the bird really talking? Is there really a bird? Or is this poem just a dream?
published
1894
Settings-- time and place
19th century: A time and place when women had no voices and hid behind the shadows of the men. Women were said to have no authority and were treated as visual accessories or a man's background. Thus, the wallpaper serves as a reminder that women's domestic duties are nothing but a part of being a man's background
symbolism
A symbol is an object that represents another meaning. I found two symbols in this story. The first is the window. The window represents Mrs. Mallard being able to see things in a new light. An example of this is when her sister asks to come in because she doesn't want Mrs. Mallard to fall ill, but actually she was "drinking in a very elixir of life through that window" (Chopin 201). The window is a symbol of her new found freedom and her new perspective. Secondly, the weather is a symbol for the start of new beginnings. In the story, it is springtime, and this season is synonymous for new beginnings. An example of this is when the weather is described as "the new spring life" (Chopin 201). The weather symbolizes Mrs. Mallard starting new.
kiowa
An honest, trustworthy soldier with a distrust of the white man due to his Native American descent. Is shown as a devout Baptist. A practical soldier, carries his Bible, moccasins to move silently, and a tomahawk. Friends with O'Brien, helps him to rationalize killing the "Math Teacher". Dies in the shitfield by drowning in the sewage, showing the senseless tragedy of war.
oxymoron
An oxymoron found in the short story "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin is "monstrous joy" (paragraph 12). It is an oxymoron because monstrous means to be hideous or to have the appearance of a monster; and joy means to have a great feeling of happiness. These words are opposites, as in one is a darker feeling and the other is a light, happy feeling. In the story the phrase is presented in a bad way, by saying that the joy that Mrs.Mallard, after she was told her husband had died, is wrong.
allusion
As most of the poem is connected to God's creation and the religion of Christianity that in itself is a reference to another literary text being the bible.
plot
Being confined to an upstairs room in a rented colonial mansion over the summer, the narrator experiences mental instability as she obsesses about the yellow wallpaper covering the walls. Convinced that there is a woman trapped behind it, the protagonist attempts to free her, resulting in the freedom of herself.
theme
Blake's deeper meaning to this poem is that God being an all powerful deity while acts out of kindness has the ability to be cruel or just, as reflected when he creates the "Tyger" giving them the choice between good and evil
Norman Bowker
Carried a diary. Feels guilty because he couldn't save Kiowa. He was over-pressured by his father who wanted him to receive lots of glorious medals. He sends Tim letters about Kiowa's death saying that it would make a good short story. When the war is over, he goes from job to job trying to find something suitable but fails. Ultimately unable to cope with his memories and failures, so he hangs himself in the YMCA locker room with a jump rope.
Diction
Denotation "sinews"( Stanza 3 line 2). Meaning tough tissue connecting certain parts of the heart is used for its exact purpose in the text. "fearful symmetry"(Stanza 1 and 6 line 4). Again used for precise meaning of the "Tyger's" complexion and nature.
connotation - diction
Diction- The way the words in the poem sound reveals their meaning. The poem "The Road Not Taken" reads fluently and easily which makes it pleasant to read. There are a lot of "a vowel" words which, along with the rhyme scheme, help the poem to read easily.
point of view
First person Autobiographical; journal The author's writing becomes more disordered as the story develops, for she is allowing her illness/insanity control her Her punctuation is limited near the end, because her thoughts are all fragmented as her illness progresses
foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is the element of literature in which the author hints or gives an indication of a future event that will happen in the story. On the very first line of the story it says: "Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with heart trouble, great care was taken to her as gently as possible, the news of her husband's death" (Chopin 1). Later in the story, we find out that she ends up dying of heart disease. This is an example of foreshadowing because it tells us that she already had heart trouble and in the end, she ended up dying because of her failing heart.
Louis Mallard
Mrs. Mallard is described as "young with a fair, calm face whose lines bespoke repression and even some strength" (Chopin 201). Through out the story, we discover that Ms. Mallard is a dynamic character. For example, when Louise discovered her husband was dead, she feels grief. However it becomes clear that a stronger emotion is taking over, and this emotion is happiness. Though this kind of reaction may seem strange, it actually shows tremendous strength and bravery. This is because all women at this time were supposed to be obedient towards their husbands. Mrs. Mallard is a complex character whose gone through years of repression and as a result died an untimely death.
Tim o Brien
Narrator and Protagonist of story. First experience with death was when he was 9; his first love, Linda, died from a brain tumor. Feels responsible for Kiowa's death because he turned on his flashlight to show him his picture of his ex-girlfriend which attracted mortar-fire thus killing Kiowa.
themes
Physical and emotional burdens; fear of shame as motivaton; the subjection of truth to storytelling coping with guilt reliving the memories, PTS Carrying the war on your shoulders the stresses of war belief of storytelling transcending the author and readers fear doubt isolation
sound
each line contains 7 syllables rhyming pattern: for first and last stanza, aabc, for the rest of the stanzas, ddee
title
he really does not take and that he wishes he took the other direction. After taking the road he ends up a place he wishes he wasn't and then regrets his decision.
Jennie
johns's sister the narrator sister in law
Mitchell sanders
likeable soldier and loyal friend. Has a sense of irony/humor, shown when he picks lice off of his leg and sends them home to his draft board. Has a strong sense of loyalty, such as refusing to help O'Brien get back at Bobby and supporting Rat's decision to opt out. Also maintains a strong sense of justice, seen when he doesn't forgive Lt. Cross for Kiowa's death because he should have known better than to station them in the field. Applies pragmatism to his storytelling, believes that true war stories lack morals, are never simple, and should portray the experience of the soldiers. Carried condoms and the PRC-25 radio.
device imagery
poem involves imagery in both wood s and path of the forest
mood examples
• "She wept at once, with sudden wild abandonment, in her sister's arms. When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone" (Chopin, 201). • "She knew that she would weep again when she saw the kind, tender hands folded in death; the face that had never looked save with love upon her, fixed and gray and dead. But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome" (202). • These different feelings make the reader feel confused and unsure of what o feel. But, with Chopin's use of mood one will see that the story is dark in a sense because of the death of Mr. Mallard and then that death killing Mrs. Mallard. As well, it makes the reader think about what Mrs. Mallard really felt about the loss of her husband. Which is this sense of freedom and living life for her self. • All these different feelings with Chopin's use of mood make sense. This dark, and uncertainty keeps the reader engaged in the story, and feel as if he/her were a part of it.
irony
• In the short story "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin there are examples of dramatic, situational, and verbal irony.
mood
• This short story makes the reader feel confused. At the beginning one feels sad for Mrs. Mallard because of the loss of her husband, Mr. Mallard. In the middle of the story you feel some sort of happiness for Mrs. Mallard because she is now feeling happy and free. Then at the end, you feel sad once again because Mrs. Mallard finds out that Mr. Mallard is alive and that news causes her to have a heart attack and die.
