Finally in the last stanza, the happiness, and tension give way to death. 70 Hear the tolling of the bells-- 71 Iron bells! ... (Napierkowski 50) These bells, the poet explains, are being rung by the ghosts, and the king of ghouls who are happy about the deceased that they will be taking charge of: 88 They are ghouls-- 89 And their king it is who tolls:-- 90 And he rolls, rolls, rolls, 91 Rolls 92 A paean from the bells! ... In this poem, the poet has created a dreamlike setting where Death has control. ... Garofalo 6 87 Tell this soul with sorr...

• Word Count: 1648
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

With successful novels such as For Whom the Bell Tolls and A Farewell To Arms, his ensuing novel Across The River and into the Trees was published in 1950 and hailed a disaster. ... By using his own knowledge Hemingway put the reader in an actual location not in a fictional setting. ...

• Word Count: 404
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These tales could not be the same without their setting. ... In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death- the setting creates a threatening atmosphere. ... However, the striking setting is the driving force in this tale. ... There is an allusion in the tones, for the clock emits an air of the poem "For Whom the Bell Tolls."" ... The dark elements of the setting magnify the miserable fate of the Prince and his compatriots. ...

• Word Count: 1154
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

They pillaged the town, bombarding the Free State Hotel with thirty-two cannonballs and then setting it on fire. ... They quickly forced Brown and his men into the gatehouse, which the insurgents then proceeded to fortify, taking with them about fifteen captives, whom his referred to as hostages. ... The blacks whom he forced from their homes in this neighborhood, as far as I could learn, gave him no voluntary assistance. ...

• Word Count: 1858
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They pillaged the town, bombarding the Free State Hotel with thirty-two cannonballs and then setting it on fire. ... They quickly forced Brown and his men into the gatehouse, which the insurgents then proceeded to fortify, taking with them about fifteen captives, whom his referred to as hostages. ... The blacks whom he forced from their homes in this neighborhood, as far as I could learn, gave him no voluntary assistance. ...

• Word Count: 1858
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I had previously read For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemingway and enjoyed its wartime setting and surprise ending. Before I read any of Hemingway's short stories I had assumed that all his stories were in wartime settings. ... One of the important aspects in all of Hemingway's stories was the setting. ... Every setting or background is greatly detailed with imagery. A favorite setting of Hemingway's was Africa and any war. ...

• Word Count: 2043
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Setting - Territory of New Mexico, the American Southwest Theme - -History-personal history of Archbishop Lamy and the development of his huge diocese. ... He must be a man to whom order is necessary--as dear as life" (p. 8). ...

• Word Count: 7335
• Approx Pages: 29
• Grade Level: Undergraduate