Supernatural Stories
Ichabod very much believes in these.
What are ghosts and goblins?
"He was famed for great knowledge and skill in horsemanship" describes him.
Who is Brom Bones?
Baltus Van Tassel was very content working in this industry.
What is farming?
This is the historic valley where we live and where the story takes place.
What is the Hudson River Valley?
This genre of fiction features haunted settings and superstition.
What is gothic fiction?
The Headless horseman was believed to have lost his head by
What is a cannonball?
What gluttony, vanity or greed?
Ichabod gives this excuse to visit Katrina at her home.
What is singing lessons?
North Tarry Town changed its name to this in 1996.
What is Sleepy Hollow?
This genre of fiction has a reverence for nature and heroism.
What is romanticism?
Ichabod's favorite book by Cotton Mather is about this.
What is the trial of several witches in New England?
Ichabod looks like this a "this" eloped from a cornfield.
What is a scarecrow?
This is where local teachers live a week at a time.
What is in the homes of their students?
At the party Ichabod is very good at this.
What is dancing?
This is another word for a teacher.
What is a pedagogue?
Ichabod believes he will be safe if he can reach this.
What is the bridge or the church?
This largely fuels Ichabod's attraction to Katrina.
What is her wealth and social status?
The older men of the town enjoy telling stories of their experiences fighting in this war.
What is the Revolutionary War?
Washington Irving was named after this hero of the American Revolution.
Who is George Washington?
What is Gunpowder?
What is "the very witching time of night"?
In their rivalry for Katrina's heart Brom and Ichabod are often compared to these.
What are Knights on a quest?
"Spare the rod and spoil the child" refers to this favorite pastime of Mr. Crane.
What is punishing tardy students?
Irving uses this literary device to make fun of Romanticism and Gothic Fiction.
What is a parody or satire?
Many of the characters of this story are descendants of this group/nationality of people who came to America from Europe.
What is the Dutch?