This is very ironic because the story ends with a death. ... In the first sentence, the story states, "The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with fresh warmth of a full-summer day;the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green"(Page 1). ... This is ironic because given the size of the town it is very surprisingly no one has a problem with stoning another human being in such a close community. ... Finally the last piece of verbal irony is how the people of the village rush this dark tradition as if it wasn't a big deal, as Mr.Summers says, "gue...

• Word Count: 1411
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Her story starts by telling the reader how, ultimately, small they, as people are, not once but twice. ... This however, all changes in the second paragraph, which, though only a sentence long has a powerful effect on the story. ... This is because she already knows herself and has no reason to explain more of who she is. ... The author has no knowledge of 'outside' events and because of this neither does the reader. ... The last sentence holds as much emotion in it as the rest of the story. ...

• Word Count: 1266
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Each page of the story in a way to keep you flipping and wondering what will happen next from the story's title to its' final sentence. ... When reading this commercial fiction story one can recognize the first sentences as intriguing and questioning. The reader starts to ask him or herself what is on that island and the implication is of something bad or mysterious. ... From the start, our knowledge of Rainsford is very slim. We know that he is a renowned hunter because General Zeroff has read his books. ...

• Word Count: 2328
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

We associate red with fear and danger. ... The old people who inhabit the place cannot use most of it to live in because they are afraid of the 'red room'. ... Approaching the epiphany, the tension is further highlighted, as the sentences become shorter. ... Then there is a gap in time; tension starts to unwind slowly. ... Around the epiphany of the story, the language relating to the young man's experience is described in very short sentences with a lot of punctuation. ...

• Word Count: 1687
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Hinton started her writing career at the early age of sixteen. ... This novel suggests the stories' content because the Greasers are a gang of social outcasts and misfits. ... The Socs start to drown Ponyboy in a fountain. ... I agree with the last sentence. ... However, I do not agree with the statement that the story was written with self-indulgence. ...

• Word Count: 1477
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In the story, a harm girl, falls in love with the prince, who also intern was deeply in love with her. ... Just to surprise him with a mirage. ... Right, in these few sentences we can see the irony, between whether, the King is really just or is it just a false mirror. ... One cannot help but imagine a castle, with a harem with guards, running fountains and a tastefully done garden. ... "The lady or the tiger", was also something to write about, because it has to do with the typical, barbaric culture, that has been a part of the world all the way from 1800's till today in some part...

• Word Count: 1579
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

As a consequence the sentences are short and Carver uses no complex metaphors: I feel depressed. ... Carver's short story even ends when a normal story would start: My life is going to change. ... If we equate Carver, the author, with the waitress, the narrator, then the concept of story-telling because problematic. ... (p64) Because of this "dissociated self", the customer is ashamed of himself. ... (p65) The customer isn't as arrogant as Rudy because he is ashamed of himself. ...

• Word Count: 2431
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

After finishing reading, we feel puzzled and frustrated which is due to the sudden ending, in contrast with the extended beginning. ... The short-story is opened to widely different interpretations because none of the three narrators within the text is endowed with an omniscient vision. The narrative frame is no longer provided with "a god", which implies that is no longer governed by "the rule". ... Also the idea of Douglas being in love with the author of the manuscript finds its counterpart in the way Miles behaves to the governess. ... The frequency of the verbs "I remember", "I think", ...

• Word Count: 2120
• Approx Pages: 8