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The author of the following quote, “There is the western gate, Luke Havergal / There are the crimson leaves upon the wall. / Go for the winds are tearing them away, / Nor think to riddle the dead words they say . . . ” is
- Edwin Arlington Robinson.
- Kate Chopin.
- Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is a powerful illustration of the
- cruel irony of fate.
- harshness of the natural landscape.
- nature of a good marriage.
A point of view of ________is used in Bierce’s “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.”
- omniscient
- first person
- second person
Who wrote the following, “The man was shocked. It was as though he had just heard his own sentence of death. For a moment he sat and stared at the spot where the fire had been”?
- Jack London
- Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Willa Cather
“This communication, worn and rubbed, looking as though it had been carried for some days in a coat pocket that was none too clean, was from my uncle Howard” is an example of
- Realism
- Naturalism
“I found Simon Wheeler dozing comfortably by the barroom stove of the dilapidated tavern in the decayed mining camp of Angel’s, and I noticed that he was fat and baldheaded, and had an expression of winning gentleness and simplicity upon his tranquil countenance” is
- Realism
- Naturalism
Why is this statement direct characterization? “I called on good-natured, garrulous old Simon Wheeler . . . ”
- It tells us directly about Simon Wheeler.
- It lets readers form their own opinions of Simon Wheeler.
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If we wanted to find the author’s use of dramatic irony, which of the following lines from “The Story of an Hour” best shows it?
- “And yet she had loved him–sometimes. Often she had not. What did it matter!”
- “Louise, open the door! I beg; open the door–you will make yourself ill.”
- “She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister’s arms.”
Which of the following elements might be included in a text to demonstrate local color?
- memorable characters
- attention to particular dialects and speaking styles
- exaggerated situations