AUTHORS
this author was born in 1809 and died in 1849. they were the first person to coin short stories and their themes surround death, grief, and guilt.
Edgar Allen Poe
"in the room, the women come and go
talking of Michelangelo "
T.S Elliot ( love song of j Alfred Prufrock )
time and place in which a story is told
setting
investigation aftermath of a murdered man strangled by a rope.
trifles ( susan glaspell )
what was one of the themes of " the cask of amontillado"
* themes we discussed in class*
Death, Grief , or Guilt
this author won the scholastic art & writing award, has 23 novels, and has written 18 short stories.
john updike
" but this is the day, the scientists predict, they say, they know, the sun..."
all summer in a day ( ray Bradbury )
protagonist
philosopher who strives to get rid of a blemish on their significant other face.
the birth mark ( nathaniel hawthorne )
what were themes of " a good man is hard to find "
darkness, selfishness, illusiopns that they were good people
this author was a preacher before becoming a historical poet. They have a long FBI file from the civil rights era and one of their infamous works is " go tell it on the mountain".
James Baldwins
" Did I tell you, my mother, she never did stop dancing"
recitatif ( toni Morrison)
this literary term refers to a genre that faithfully represents middle-class life and the real situations people face.
naturalism
family members conflict with one another over personal aspirations and dreams while struggling with the realities of being a black family in the pre-civil rights era.
a raisin in the sun
what were themes of " sonnys blues"
suffering , music, drugs and family
this author was born in 1929, they were catholic and were known to be prejudiced. * hint * ( they were diagnosed with lupus)
Flannery O'Connor
" the carriage held but just ourselves- and immortality"
Because i could not stop for death (Emily Dickinson)
a long speech by one actor in a play or movie
monologue
recollections of a black algebra teacher in the 1950s, Harlem, as they react to their brother's drug addiction, arrest, and recovery
sonny's blues
what were some of the themes in " the yellow wallpaper"
mental illness, self expression and gender roles.
this author is a painter, poet, and essayist. they were born in 1842-1962 and were imprisoned in France during ww1.
E.E Cummings
" sheriff, when the man pulls that switch, sir, and snaps my poor head back"
Nebraska (Bruce Springsteen)
a coming of age tale is known as a?
initiation story
a woman recieves news that her husband was killed. After her grief subsides, she sees opportunity and freedom in her future. however, she ends up dying from a heart attack after seeing her husband walk through the door of their home.
the story of an hour ( kate chopin )
what were two themes of " the love song of J .alfred Prufrock"
* themes we discussed in class*
FOMO, growing old, indecisive, and isolation