Quotes
At the close of "A Rose for Emily," the townspeople "noticed that in the second pillow was the indentation of a head. One of us lifted something from it, and leaning forward, that faint and invisible dust dry and acrid in the nostrils, we saw" this.
What is a long strand of iron-gray hair?
What is the name of this pyramid?
Freytag
Name 2 stories that are a part of the Realism Era.
Editha
This character wore his "hat cocked and a cigar in his teeth, reins and whip in a yellow glove." His lover "bought a complete outfit of men's clothing, including a nightshirt," presumably for him.
Homer Baron?
"Well," Smiley says, easy and careless, "He's good enough for one thing, I should judge he can outjump any frog in Calaveras County"
The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
What is the top point of this diagram? Explain.
What is the climax? - the turning point of the story
Name two authors from this Era.
Mark Twain
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
What character had a gambling addiction?
John Smiley from Notorious Jumping Frog
"I wish you to believe whatever you think is true, at any and every cost"
Editha
What are the two actions required for a full pyramid?
Rising Action and Falling Action
True or False...war is a catalyst in this literature.
True
(Editha story, Chickamauga)
What character was deaf and mute?
The child from Chickamauga
"I never saw a worse paper in my life."
The Yellow Wallpaper
Who first created this "pyramid" idea?
Who is Aristotle?
Name one element of American Realism.
Emphasis on human emotion
the narrator from the Yellow Wallpaper.
"When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease- of joy that kills."
Story of an Hour
True or False... characters are an important part of the Freytag Pyramid?
False, characters are not included.
Characters are more important and there is less emphasis on the plot of the story. Characters often evolve and show their emotions throughout realism literature.
What was the name of John Smiley's frog?
Dan'l Webster.