Literature Review PD1

Period One Literature Test Review : 

Period One Literature Test Review Mr. Wilcox 11A

“The Devil and Tom Walker” : 

A. Author—Washington Irving B. Summary—The devil tries to tempt Tom Walker to sell his soul for wealth. Tom becomes a falsely religious broker and eventually feels guilt. The devil collects his due. C. Characters—Tom Walker, wife, devil D. Terms—foreshadowing, darker side of transcendentalism*, omniscient narrator “The Devil and Tom Walker”

“Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” : 

A. Author—Nathaniel Hawthorne B. Summary—Dr. Heidegger performs an experiment on his friends to make them younger. They become young and as naïve as before. Eventually, they become old again. C. Characters—Dr. Heidegger, Mr. Medbourne, Colonel Killigrew, Mr. Gascoigne, Widow Wycherly D. Terms—allegory, darker side of transcendentalism, foreshadowing, symbolism, imagery “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”

“A Rose for Emily” : 

A. Author—William Faulkner B. Summary—Emily Grierson lives a lonely life after her father’s death. When Homer Baron refuses to marry her, she snaps and kills him. She sleeps for many years with his dead body. C. Characters—Emily, Homer Baron, Tobe, Narrators(we) D. Terms—Southern Gothic, foreshadowing, “A Rose for Emily”

“The Life You Save May Be Your Own” : 

A. Author—Flannery O’Connor B. Summary—Lucynell Crater lets Tom Shiftlet take her daughter. He later abandons her. C. Characters—Lucynell and Jr. Tom Shiftlet, D. Terms—Southern Gothic, foreshadowing, Irony “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”

“A Good Man is Hard to Find” : 

A. Author B. Summary C. Characters D. Terms “A Good Man is Hard to Find”

“The Yellow Wallpaper” : 

A. Author—Charlotte Perkins Gilman B. Summary—Narrator kept in a room because of undiagnosed depression. The rest cure causes her to see a woman in the yellow wallpaper. She loses her mind C. Characters—Narrator, John D. Terms—Psychological Realim “The Yellow Wallpaper”

“The Story of an Hour” : 

A. Author—Kate Chopin B. Summary—Mrs. Mallard dies when her husband returns C. Characters—Mrs. Mallard, Josephine, husband D. Terms--imagery “The Story of an Hour”

“I Stand Here Ironing” : 

A. Author—Tillie Olsen B. Summary—Mother recalls raising her daughter in desperate times. C. Characters—mother, Emily D. Terms—interior monologue “I Stand Here Ironing”

ISM : 

Feminism Gothicism Southern Gothic Psychological Realism ISM

More Terms : 

Imagery Irony Foreshadowing Setting Character Plot structure Voice POV More Terms