A Gray Sleeve
The story "A Gray Sleeve" takes place during which war?
What is the Civil War?
The number of children in Stephen Crane's family
What is 14?
This describes a sudden twist in the story
What is IRONY?
A character that does not change throughout the story
What is a STATIC CHARACTER?
Santa Claus is based on this real person
Who is St. Nicolas?
The use of sound devices in the opening part of the story makes "A Gray Sleeve" have this quality
What is REALISTIC?
The name of Crane's second (and very popular) novel
What is the "Red Badge of Courage?"
'Bam' & 'Splat' are examples of this figurative language
What is Onomatopoeia?
This word means a bad ending to a story
What is CATASTROPHE?
This country celebrates Christmas with a giant Yule Goat made of straw
What is SWEDEN?
Character's lives torn apart by war with the hope of a normal life in the end
What is the theme of "A Gray Sleeve?"
Crane's writing was so accurate that critics believed he was one of these
What is a VETERAN?
These are described in the story as "blue and steel"
What are Union uniforms?
The person telling the story
Who is the NARRATOR?
Charles Dickens wrote this famous story about a miser being visited by ghosts on Christmas Eve
What is "A Christmas Carol"?
The type of ending this story has
What is anticlimactic?
Crane never achieved this
What is financial success?
"The yellow FOLDS of the FLAG FLUTTERED back in SILKEN, SHUDDERING waves."
What is alliteration?
The specific name story, book, poem, screenplay or film
What is the TITLE?
The bandits from "Home Alone"
Who are Harry and Marv?
This character changes the most in the story. At first confident, aggressive, and in control. Later he loses all ability but to withdraw. This character teaches that we have a lack of control over our lives.
Who is the CAPTAIN?
The occupation of Stephen Crane's father
What was a Methodist minister?
Every day, conversational language in writing is called this
What is COLLOQUIAL DICTION?
This word describes the assisting officer in the story
Who is a SUBALTERN?
Santa has this many reindeer
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