Vocab
Dunbar/Wallpaper
Occurence at Owl Creek
Outcasts of Poker Flat
Background
100
folk tale used as a way to present outlandish stories in a humorous way
tall tale
100
What is the general prescription for women in the 19th century who suffered from nervous conditions?
the rest cure
100
What time period was the whole story set in?
During the Civil War
100
Protagonist of the story
Mr. Oakhurst
100
What time period range is the realist literary movement?
Late 1800s to early 1900s
200
literary technique that tells a story within a story
framed narrative
200
Dunbar was most well known nationally by what type of written verse?
dialect poetry
200
What was the conflict presented at the very beginning of the story? (Part I)
A man is being hanged at a railroad bridge
200
Who offers to share his provisions with the group?
Tom Simson
200
Realism was a reaction to which earlier era in American Literature?
Romanticism
300
form of english that is generally accepted as the "correct" form
standard English
300
What particular illness can we infer the main character of "The Yellow Wallpaper" suffering from?

post-partum depression

300
What type of narration is the story in, where we only get Farquhar's perspective?
third person limited
300
Why were the characters of the story kicked out of Poker Flat?
Each character represented an immoral act that the town wanted to rid itself of
300
_________ literature can be described as portraying life the way it was actually lived
Realist
400
aspect of language that focuses on mispronunciations, bad grammar, regional terms, and swear words
dialect
400
What does John do at the end of the story?
faints
400
What time setting is Part II of the story in?
Flashback
400
Why was Mr. Oakhurst considered both the strongest and the weakest of the group in the end?
Strongest because he helped those around him to survive and the weakest because he took the easy way out via suicide.
400
Writer who is considered a social satirist and a humorist?
Mark Twain
500
local or regional dialect expression
colloquialism
500
What is one central theme in "We Wear the Mask"?

1. People cover up their true feelings to those around them



2. Dunbar was known for a writing style that wasn't his favorite interest


3. African Americans have to hide their pain in society to function



500
Why did Peyton Farquar try to destroy the Owl Creek Bridge?
To serve the South even though he could not serve in the Confederacy
500
How was the group trapped on their way to Sandy Barr?
They were snowed in
500
Top two elements of Local Color
setting and character development
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