Framton describe Vera at the beginning of the story Shes a very selfpossessed young lady of fifteen What motivates Vera to create conflict where none exists Do you think she is happy with the results ID: 658474
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How does
Framton
describe Vera at the beginning of the story
?
She’s a very “self-possessed young lady of fifteen.”
What motivates Vera to create conflict where none exists? Do you think she is happy with the results
?
She is bitter that she is being introduced to this guy. She resents the idea that she has to be nice to people just because they’re guests. She is likely very pleased with the results. The final sentence is pretty telling about this.Slide2
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“Romance at short notice was her specialty.”
In this case, it does not mean romance as in love, but it refers to a story that has adventurous, mysterious, or heroic characters and plot.Slide3
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Define
dramatic irony
.
Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something that the characters do not.
What do we know about Vera at the end of the story that
Framton
does not? How would our description of her differ from
Framton’s
?
We know that the story of Mr.
Sappleton
is made up and that he didn’t see a ghost like he thought.
We know that she is a liar, liar pants on fire while
Framton
likely thinks of her as he did in the beginning—a self-possessed young lady.Slide4
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This story is told in third person omniscient. What would happen if the
point of view
changed? How might the story be different if
Framton
were the narrator
?
We would hear more about his thoughts and fears. We get some of what he thinks here and there, but when he runs off, that’s when we don’t “hear” anything from him again.
We would never understand Vera’s motivation or Mrs.
Sappleton’s
opinion of him.Slide5
Adjectives: Unit 3
Cherubic
Resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
Synonyms
: Beatific
Antonyms
: impish, devilish, diabolic, fiendishSlide6
Adjectives: Unit 3
Eminent
Famous, outstanding, distinguished;
projecting
.
Synonyms:
illustrious, renowned
Antonyms:
nameless, unsung, lowly, humbleSlide7
Adjectives: Unit 3
Irate
Angry
Synonyms
:
Incensed, infuriated, livid
Antonyms:
Calm, composed, cool, unruffledSlide8
Adjectives: Unit 3
Trite
Commonplace; overused, stale
Synonyms
:
Banal, hackneyed, corny
Antonyms:
Original, innovativeSlide9
Verbs: Unit 3
Abridge
Travel by air
abridges
the time needed to reach far distant places.
To
make shorterSlide10
Verbs: Unit 3
Abridge
Travel by air
abridges
the time needed to reach far distant places.
Synonyms
: Shorten, condense, abbreviate
Antonyms
: Expand, enlarge, augmentSlide11
Verbs: Unit 3
Condone
Our parents have always made it crystal clear to us that they do not
condone
rude behavior.
To
pardon or overlookSlide12
Verbs: Unit 3
Condone
Our parents have always made it crystal clear to us that they do not
condone
rude behavior
.
Synonyms
: Ignore, wink at, look the other way
Antonyms
: censure, condemn, disapprove, deprecateSlide13
Verbs: Unit 3
Dissent
Justices have an option to
dissent
from a ruling issued by a majority of the Supreme Court
To
disagreeSlide14
Verbs: Unit 3
Dissent
Justices have an option to
dissent
from a ruling issued by a majority of the Supreme Court
Synonyms:
differ, dispute
Antonyms:
agree, concurSlide15
Verbs: Unit 3
Exorcise
We must do all we can to
exorcise
the evils of hatred and prejudice from our society.
To
drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressiveSlide16
Verbs: Unit 3
Exorcise
We must do all we can to
exorcise
the evils of hatred and prejudice from our society.
Synonym: ExpelSlide17
Verbs: Unit 3
Fabricate
Threads from the cocoons of caterpillars called silkworms are used to
fabricate
silk.
To make, manufacture;
to make up, inventSlide18
Verbs: Unit 3
Fabricate
Threads from the cocoons of caterpillars called silkworms are used to
fabricate
silk.
Synonyms:
To put together, devise, contrive, concoct
Antonyms:
Take apart, undo, destroy, demolishSlide19
Create Your Own Sentences
Write four sentences, one for each of the following verbs:
Pilfer
Surmount
Terminate
Usurp
Sentence starter: We must do all we can to …