Miss Emily had a love affair with this man, a Northerner who probably would not have been accepted into the Grierson family.
Who is Homer Barron?
100
This event happens first on our chronological order timeline and could be argued as the catalyst for the events to come in "A Rose for Emily".
What is the death of Miss Emily's father?
100
a prior event or information is interjected into the narrative or scene via this literary device
What is flashback?
100
This is the number of times that Homer Barron arrives in Miss Emily's town.
What is 2?
100
This event happens at the very conclusion of "The Fall of the House of Usher".
What is the Usher house falls down?
200
This Gothic male character lives in a decaying house and is described as being of a pallid hue and possessing an anxious demeanor.
Who is Roderick Usher?
200
Miss Emily buys this substance from the drug store, and refuses to talk with cashier about what she plans to do within.
What is arsenic?
200
the order in which the plot is structured refers to this term
What is plot sequence?
200
On Faulkner's timeline, this event comes after Miss Emily purchasing the toilet set
What is Homer leaves town?
200
This character falls into Roderick Usher, scaring him to death
Who is Lady Madeline Usher?
300
This male spent 3 days post-death under Miss Emily's watch in their home.
Who is Mr. Grierson? (Miss Emily's dad)
300
Colonel Sartoris is known for doing what for Miss Emily in the story?
What is remitting her taxes?
300
"a small, fat woman in black..., her skeleton was small and spare...her eyes looked like two small pieces of coal" are examples of this literary element in Faulkner's tale.
What is characterization? (of Miss Emily)
300
The chronological timeline has what timeline event happening during the interim between her locking herself up in the house the first time and the second time.
What is china painting lessons?
300
The actual fall of the Usher house happens in this way
What is the fissure or crack finally breaks?
400
This American Gothic author is from the South and writes stories that reflect the ideals during that time and place.
Who is William Faulkner?
400
The aldermen face what predicament involving Miss Emily's house?
What is the horrid smell coming from her house? (Spreading the lime)
400
This element has something representing another thing; like the decaying mansion representing Usher
What is symbolism?
400
No man being good enough for Miss Emily is an early event on which timeline?
What is the chronological timeline? (order in which they actually occur)
400
Miss Emily dies after locking herself up the last time for this many years
What is 30?
500
Arguably the "king" of the Gothic mystery tale.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
500
Miss Emily transformed her top floor bedroom into this
What is a bridal parlor (honeymoon/couple suite)
500
one would think of this term if they are reading and the past and present seem to "merge" in the story
What is fluidity of time?
500
This timeline focuses more on telling the story through flashbacks