Transcript The Open Window

 Saki
 (1870-1916)
 Pen
name of Hector Hugh Munro
 British parents
 Lived in England most of his life
 Wrote political satires for the newspaper
before starting to write fiction
 Know for witty, sometimes cruel short stories
with humorous surprise endings
 In
the United Kingdom
 Known for its prestige and elegant fashion
 society was segregated by economic standing
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Aristocracy- highest
Bourgeoisie- working class
Poor
 People
in upper class looked down at those
below them
 Polite, but had cruelty and tension
 Greeted newcomers with hatred
 How
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would you define the following words?
Honesty
Deception
 Think
about a time when you made up or
created a story, why did you do so?
 How did the person perceive your story?
 Sometimes
reality can appear to be different
from different people, depending on the way
they see the world.
 Endeavored
 Falteringly
 Delusion
 These
will be on test
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Total effect- a principle that says that a writer
should know the desired impact before starting
to write
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Indirect presentation- presentation of a
character through the action and speech of other
characters and himself
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Direct presentation- presentation of a character
through statement or explanation by the narrator
 Three
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types of irony
Verbal
Situational
Dramatic
 Paradox-
a statement or situation that seems
contradictory