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Lit. TS-T
"The Story-Teller"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| disagreeing with a majority or official view- | Dissentient |
| that which turns or draws the mind from care or study- | diversion |
| foolishly- | fatuously |
| impatient or irritable - | petulant |
| hot and oppressive - | sultry |
| to conceal; to restrain - | suppress |
| the genre of "The Story-Teller" is | short story |
| short story- | a brief work of prose fiction |
| What do you think the narrator is emphasizing with his description of the children and their aunt? | the kids are annoying and loud. the aunt can't handle them |
| What is humorous about the situation on the train? | he doesn't want to be rude but the kids are aggravating |
| What kind of story does the aunt tell to entertain the children? | a moral story |
| How do the children react to the aunt’s story? Why is the bachelor’s comment humorous? | the kids say its a horrible and stupid story. because his comment is an understatement |
| What is surprising in the bachelor’s story so far? How do you know the children are surprised? | his says the girl is horrible good. the kids are focused and quiet. |
| Based on the interaction at the beginning of the story, what did you expect Cyril to do during the bachelor’s story? | he ask questions but is satisfied by the bachelors answers |
| Why is the aunt impressed by the bachelor at this point in his storytelling? | the kids are interested and their questions aren't phasing him |
| What does Bertha expect to find in the park?What is surprising about what is in the park? | flowers but finds pigs |
| Based on the plot of most fairy tales, what is a reasonable expectation for the resolution to Bertha’s encounter with the wolf? | she would get saved but she did not |
| Why does the wolf find Bertha? | her metals clinking and her bright white |
| Why is the ending surprising? | she died and did not get saved |
| Why do the children react to the bachelor’s story differently than the aunt? | it wasn't boring, it was more detailed, they weren't expecting the type of story, and was inappropriate |
| Whose thoughts are provided at the end? | the bachelors |
| Why is the bachelor and his story more appealing than the aunt and her story? | the kids weren't used to it |
| How does the bachelor depict Bertha in his story? | horrible good |
| According to the bachelor’s story, how does Bertha’s goodness bring harm instead of happiness? | her metals of goodness clinking is what killed her |
| What is a potential danger for the reader of “The Story-Teller”? | kids could think being good they will get killed (punished) and if there bad they will be rewarded |
| which point of view does Saki use to tell this story? Support your answer with textual evidence. | third person omniscient. because we know the bachelors thoughts and the aunt. |
| how does the bachelors's storytelling illustrate situational irony? | situational is what you thought would happen did not happen. because Bertha was good but got killed, she expected flower but got pigs |
| 2 examples of understatement | understatement: "you don't seem to be a success as a story-teller", he look at the aunt to show his aggravation, how there conversations are like a house fly |
| how does this story's situational and verbal irony contribute to the humor? | how all the irony is unexpected |
| how is the bachelor's story similar in structure to "The Magic Brocade"? How is it different? | they both start like a fairy tail . but the story teller doesn't have a moral tone |
| why are both the aunt's story and the bachelor's story problematic | the aunt was boring (was trying to teach a moral lessons but did't get it because it was boring and the bachelors ended bad and no moral tone unexpected |
| what is the overall moral tone of "The Story-Teller"? provide textual evidence to support your answer | the bachelor doesn't show that you should pursue goodness. he was trying to make the aunt look weak ( have bad rep) |
| how is the moral tone of " The Story-Teller different from the moral tone of "The Magic Brocade"? | the magic brocade has a biblical world view and the story teller does not |
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charlotteb