Jumping Frog Characters
The Story - Notorious Jumping Frog
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Nevermore | The Raven
The bird of Darkness
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Give a description of Simon Wheeler
He tells a long drawn out story about Jim Smiley. (The narrator of the Jim Smiley story.)
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What does Simon Wheeler not recognize about his story?
Simon Wheeler does not recognize how ridiculous his tale is.
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Maturity
state or quality of being full-grown
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What is the central theme of The Raven
Isolation can lead to madness.
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How does the raven get into the house?
The raven gets into the house by stepping in through the window.
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Jim Smiley
addicted to gambling and making bets. He is clever and competitive.
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Why does Smiley act uninterested toward the stranger?
Smiley meets a stranger and acts uninterested because he wants to trick him into betting.
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Sinister
threatening harm or evil
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What is the setting of the poem? Where does it take place?
It takes place in the speaker’s chamber (his bedroom or study)
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What does the bird sit on throughout the poem?
The raven perches on top of a bust of Pallas (Athena).
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Dan’l Webster
Smiley’s frog
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What do Smiley and the Stranger decide to bet on?
Smiley and the stranger decide to have a competition for which frog could jump better.
300
Somber
gloomy; depressed
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What is the speaker doing when the poem begins?
When the poem begins, the speaker is reading a book.
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When the speaker asks the raven a question, how does he respond?
Nevermore!
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Narrator
wants to get information on Rev. Leonidas W. Smiley
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What is this story about?
This is a humorous tale about a betting man and his frog.
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Garrulous
talkative, long-winded
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What does the speaker see when he first opens the door?
When the speaker first opens the door, he only sees darkness.
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What are the speaker's feelings towards Lenore possibly being at the door?
his feelings are hope and doubt.
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The stranger
Tricks Jim Smiley by putting pellets in the frog's belly to slow him down.
500
Mark Twain adds humor to the story by: (3 things)
Using unexpected plot shifts, misunderstandings between characters, colorful names for characters
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Who in the story, The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calavares County, is garrulous?
The person in the story who is garrulous is Simon Wheeler, the narrative of the Jim Smiley story.
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Why does the speaker describe Lenore as "nameless here forever more"?
The speaker describes Lenore as “nameless here for evermore” because Lenore is so special that she is nameless in the speaker’s heart.
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How does the speaker's reaction to the raven change from the beginning of the poem, to the middle, and finally to the end.
First he is annoyed by him, then he likes him, then he is afraid of him.
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