Plot
What are reasons that the ride is unbearable?
boredom, heat, and humidity
What do both stories have in common?
What word means something that distracts attention?
diversion
What is satirized in this story?
idealistic children's stories
It was a hot afternoon, and the railway carriage was correspondingly sultry, and the next stop was at Templecombe.
Allusion
Why did the children like the bachelor's story so much?
Good was not rewarded in the end.
Who does dull and unimaginative describe?
the aunt
What word means hot and humid?
sultry
What is the tone of this story?
humorous and ironic
The aunt was the dullest person on earth.
hyperbole
not as humorous
In efforts to challenge the aunt and to look better than her, what does the bachelor do?
tells the story in a different way
What word means determined?
resolute
What means sharp reply?
retort
The bachelor bravely told the bad story.
alliteration
boring
Explain omniscient point of view.
includes the thoughts and actions of everyone
What word means attack?
assail
What word means continuing?
persistent
The aunt told the worst story ever.
hyperbole
At the end of the story, whom does self-satisfied describe?
the bachelor
What oxymoron did the bachelor use to spice up the story?
horribly good
What word means continuing?
persistent
What word means very badly?
deplorably
The characters in the bachelor's story were violent, vicious, and very bad.