Literary Terms
A narrative technique, such as a dream or vision, that misleads or tricks a character/reader
What is illusion
The name of the bridge that the man is being hanged from.
What is a Owl Creek Bridge
What does Peyton experience as he is about to embrace his wife?
What is "A stunning blow to the back of his neck." In actuality, his neck has broken because he is still in the noose.
Peyton closed his eyes in order to fix his last thought upon his wife and children.... And now he became conscious of a new disturbance.
What is third person limited
Writing in which the author represents reality by portraying everyday experiences as they are in real life.
What is realism
The "sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith's hammer" that Farquhar hears is
What is the ticking of his watch
What is found out about the soldier at the end of part two
What is he is a Northern soldier in disguise (Federal scout)
What is learned at the end about Farquhar's escape
What is it was only his imagination or an illusion
What point of view is Section II told in?
What is third person omniscient.
A scene that takes the story back in time to recount events that happened before.
What is flashback
In the war that divides his nation, which side does Farquhar support?
What is the Confederacy (South)
What form of sabotage to the bridge can be attempted (as relayed by the soldier)
What is setting it on fire
What is the narration called when we are allowed to "listen in" to Peyton's inner thoughts - "What splendid effort!-what magnificent, what superhuman strength! Ah, that was a fine endeavor! Bravo!"
What is stream of consciousness
This narration takes the reader directly into the character's mind as the thoughts and feelings occur.
What is stream-of-consciousness
What literary device is being used when Farquhar thinks, "If I could free my hands...I might throw off the noose and spring into the spring."
What is foreshadowing.
According to the soldier, what military order has been issued and posted everywhere?
What is, "Any civilian caught interfering with the railroad, its bridges, tunnels or trains will summarily be hanged."
What is one example of foreshadowing from Section 3.
What is and was at one already dead, neck swollen, pain in his neck, eyes feeling congested, tongue swollen, he could no longer feel the roadway beneath his feet.
A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water twenty feet below.
What is third person objective
What is the purpose of flashback in a story (why does the author use flashback)? 2 reasons.
What is to learn more about the characters and to help understand the present day events (why character is being hanged)
"In the code of military etiquette, silence and fixity are forms of deference." What does "deference" mean?
What is respect
Why is Peyton Farquhar being executed by hanging?
What is he tried to sabotage the Owl Creek Bridge.
What idea does Peyton find ludicrous?
What is, "To die of hanging at the bottom of a river."
What point of view is the last sentence of the story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" told in?
What is third person objective