Characters
An introverted man who loves nature and has his eye on his wife’s cousin.
Who is Ethan Frome?
Ethan and Zeena are lacking this.
What is love?
The point of view of Chapters 2&3.
What is first person?
Unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true .
What is incredulous?
Look at the following quote and determine the literary device:
“He slipped an arm through hers, as Eady had done, and fancied it was faintly pressed against her side; but neither of them moved. It was so dark under the spruces that he could barely see the shape of her head besides his shoulder. He longed to stoop his cheek and rub it against her scarf. He would have liked to stand there with her all night in the blackness” (Wharton 19).
What is imagery?
Ethan Frome’s wife’s cousin whose parents died and acts as the Frome household’s housekeeper.
Who is Mattie Silver?
With the following quote, determine the theme:
“Her wonder and his laughter ran together like spring rills in a thaw” (Wharton 19).
What is friendship?
This person offered Mattie a ride home but she rejected the offer.
Who is Denis Eady?
Conveyance of a story by bodily or facial movement especially in drama or dance.
What is pantomime?
Detemine the literary deceive by reading the passage below:
“The iron heavens seemed to melt and rain down sweetness” (Wharton 20).
What is personification?
A young man who might marry Mattie; was rejected by her.
Who is Denis Eady?
The narrator shows (blank) towards Ethan Frome. He goes through town and keeps on asking locals about Frome’s story.
What is curiosity?
Ethan is doing this action the day after the dance.
What is chopping wood?
Capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch.
What is tangible?
Determine the literary device using the quote below:
“Her wonder and his laughter ran together like spring rills in a thaw” (Wharton 19).
What is a simile?
A stagecoach driver who gave the narrator information on Ethan Frome.
Who is Harmon Gow?
When Ethan is with Mattie he is being (blank) to his wife.
What is loyalty (dis-loyalty)?
The trees that are growing when Ethan catches up to Mattie.
What are spruce trees?
Something reflected or left undone
What is omissions?
This item of clothing represents Maddie and her personality.
What is a red scarf?
Man who is hired to work on the Frome farm.
Who is Jotham Powell?
Take a look at the quote below and analyse it:
“His dread was so strong that, man-like, he sought to postpone certainty” (Wharton 26)
What is guilt/remorse?
The town that Zeena is visiting.
What is Bettsbridge?
Give 3 examples of figurative language and explain what each of them mean.
What is...?
Determine the literary device using the quote below.
“The cry was balm to his raw wound” (Wharton 20).
What is a metaphor?