Literary elements used in the story
What literary element is being used in this quote? "they will gather a hood of gray vapors about their summits," (Irving 8)
Personification
what is Rip Van Wrinkles major theme?
What is freedom?
What era was Rip Van Wrinkle written in?
What is the romantics era?
How is Rips life different from other households at this time?
What literary element is being used in this quote? “Their tempers, doubtless, are rendered pliant and malleable in the fiery furnace of domestic tribulation. “ ( Irving 38)
Metaphor
What does the story teach us?
What is we should let go of past problems and move forward?
What did the romantics era value the most?
What is nature/the wilderness, man, and sense of self?
What does Rips wife do to him?
What is she scolds him?
What literary element is being used in this quote?
“in the last rays of the setting sun, will glow and light up like a crown of glory.” (Irving 45)
Simile
What type of tone is does the author give?
What is a humorous tone?
List an example of a symbol in Rip Van Wrinkle?
What is the inn, the drink, the hotel?
Name one thing previously listed that Rip was seeking?
What is he seeks acceptance, understanding, and an audience?
What literary element is being used in this quote?
“He was moreover, a kind neighbor, and an obedient, henpecked husband” (Irving 29)
Allusion
How do the characters enhance the theme in the story?
What is the characters enhance the theme through their behaviors and emotions?
What 2 symbols in the story opposite each other and what do those 2 symbols mean?
What is productive = the hotel, unproductive = the inn?
Rip is frustrated because he seeks something but instead finds what?
What is he finds misunderstanding, and a audience full of young people