characters
what nature element was included in Song of Myself?
grass
what did the black box symbolize in The Lottery?
the condition of the box symbolizes the oldness of the tradition and the color represents death.
what book is this quote pulled from: "As the lieutenant stared at the wood, they too swung their heads so that for another moment all hands..."
An Episode of War
describe the setting in An Episode of War?
forest, military base, during the civil war, battlefield
give the first or last name of the author of A Rose for Emily
William Faukner
who got shot in An Episode of War
the Leutenant
what did the stones symbolize in The Lottery?
they were foreshadowing the stoning of Tessie at the end of the story.
who said this quote: "Come along, now. I won't amputate it. Come along. Don't be a baby."
the surgeon
what was the weather at the beginning of the story in The Lottery?
normal summer's day
who wrote An Episode of War?
Steven Crane
what was Emily's last name in A Rose for Emily?
Grierson
what is the primary symbol in Song of Myself?
a blade of grass
which book did this quote come from: "I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass."
Song of Myself
compare and contrast the house at both stages of Emily's life. (before her father's death vs. after)
before: perfect condition, white.
after: worn down, tarnished.
Shirley Jackson
who's name was drawn in The Lottery?
Tessie Hutchinson
what is the meaning behind the rose in the title of A Rose for Emily?
to symbolize Emily's fall from grace (social status, appearance, father's passing)
Analyze the quote: "One of us lifted something from it, and leaning forward, that faint and invisible dust dry and acrid in the nostrils, we saw along strand of iron-gray hair."
refers to Emily's murder of Homer Barron and the idea that she was sleeping next to a dead body.
describe the field hospital in An Episode of War
old school house, bandaged men under the trees, lots of blood and death, amputated body parts.
who wrote Song of Myself?
Walt Whitman
what was the lieutenant's name in An Episode of War?
what does the nameless Lieutenant symbolize in An Episode of War?
it captures the reality of people during the Civil War being seen as only a number.
In the quote: "It isn't fair, __ ____ _____," finish the blank, say who said it, and analyze it.
"it isn't right", Tessie/Mrs. Hutchingson, it shows that she didn't want to speak up and say that it was wrong until she was the one it was happening to.
Song of Myself
which literary movement was Walt Whitman's Song of Myself written in?
transcendentalism