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William Goldman
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author of The Princess Bride
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Bessie Head
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author of "Looking for a Rain God"
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A family in Botswana is so desperate for rain that they are willing to do anything, so they sacrifice their two daughters to the rain god.
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summary of "Looking for a Rain God"
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setting
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featured literary device of "Looking for a Rain God"
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when, where, what
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three types of setting
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Edgar Allan Poe
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author of "The Masque of the Red Death"
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A prince, trying to avoid catching a deadly disease, brings some of his close friends to a castellated abbey where he comes face to face with the Red Death.
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summary of "The Masque of the Red Death"
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imagery and irony
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featured literary devices of "The Masque of the Red Death"
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verbal, dramatic, situational
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three types of irony
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when the words have a different meaning than the intended meaning
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verbal irony
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when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the character
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dramatic irony
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a situation in which the outcome is significantly different from what was expected or considered appropriate
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situational irony
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sensory impressions that should produce a single emotion/effect on a reader
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imagery
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Patricia Grace
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author of "At the River"
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An old woman has a vision that her husband is going to die, and the vision soon comes true.
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summary of "At the River"
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character
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featured literary device of "At the River"
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1. action/ what the character does 2. what others (including the narrator) say 3. what the character says/ thinks
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three ways we find out about character
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flat/static - doesn't change during the course of the book round/dynamic - does change during the course of the book
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two types of character
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Peter Handke
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author of "Welcoming the Board of Directors"
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Seven business men suspiciously meet in a family's old shack and on their way there, they hit one of the family's children with their limousine.
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summary of "Welcoming the Board of Directors"
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tone (in this story, it is judgmental)
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featured literary device of "Welcoming the Board of Directors"
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the attitude of the author (sarcastic, sentimental, judgmental, etc.)
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tone
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Krishnan Varma
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author of "The Grass-Eaters"
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A very poor man and his wife move many times while trying to find a suitable place to live for no cost.
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summary of "The Grass-Eaters"
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tone (in this story, it is that the optimistic guy's life is really bad and that society isn't doing anything right)
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featured literary device of "The Grass-Eaters"
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Yasunari Kawabata
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author of "The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket"
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At night, children gather together with beautiful handmade lanterns to search for insects.
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summary of "The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket"
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theme (ubi sunt?)
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featured literary device of "The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket"
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Slawomir Mrozek
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author of "The Elephant"
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A frugal zoo director decides to get a fake elephant to save some money, but things don't go according to plan.
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summary of "The Elephant"
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theme (you can't trust bureaucracies)
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featured literary device of "The Elephant"
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the lesson/moral of a piece of writing
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theme
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a very typical example of a certain person or thing
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archetype
