1. Saki Saki (1870-1916): Scottish novelist‚ short story writer‚ and journalist whose real name was Hector Hugh Munro. Saki wrote humorous essays and stories that are frequently described as flippant (lacking proper respect or seriousness)‚ witty‚ ironic‚ and cynical. The Open Window “My aunt will be down presently‚ Mr. Nuttel‚” said a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen; “in the meantime you must try and put up with me.” Framton Nuttel endeavored to say the correct something which
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15 years old. The first half of story was casted by the shadow of mystery and gloom‚ but the ending turned out to be unexpected delight‚ humor and irony‚ showing SAKI’ distinguished writing skill. The first character revealed into readers’ eyes was a niece of Mrs. Sappleton‚ aged 15 years old but unlike other childe‚ she was‚ as Saki described‚ “self-possessed”. It was this superficial character that deceived Mr. Nuttel’s eyes and his poor verve so well that he thought this visit to Mr. Sappleton
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will be your friend.” While in the silence thinking of the changes this reconciliation would bring‚ Ulrich suspects he sees his men. There are nine to ten figures coming through the woods‚ but is it what he thinks to be? The author of this story‚ Saki‚ used irony to make a comment about human nature by making the reader believe Ulrich and Georg were going to get rescued
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Zoo Report There is a lot I learned studying the primates. Primates are very fasincating and I think there is a lot more to learn about them. There are many different primates in the world and for many of them not much is known. Primates have many different characteristics and because of this they are classified in different groups of spieces. I did my observations on prosimians‚ new world monekys‚ old world monkeys‚ and apes as well as some research to learn more about them
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"Sredni Vashtar" is a short story written by Saki (Hector Hugh Munro) between 1900 and 1911 and initially published in his book The Chronicles of Clovis. It has been adapted for opera‚ film‚ radio and television. The story concerns a ten-year-old boy named Conradin‚ who lives with his strict cousin and guardian‚ Mrs. De Ropp. Conradin rebels against her and invents a new religion for himself‚ which centres on idolising a polecat-ferret he calls Sredni Vashtar; a vengeful‚ merciless god. Conradin
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Anjali Prabhat Mrs. Keating Honors English I 30 November 2012 Any skillful author has hundreds of tricks up his or her sleeve for successfully conveying the theme of the story to readers. One of the most effective methods in doing so would be through the use of irony‚ both situational and verbal. When an event occurs to the contrary of what the reader might have been expecting‚ the plot thickens‚ adding a twist or creating a higher level understanding of the story. Irony can also
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Brett Eiffes According to Northrup Frye’s book‚ The Anatomy of Criticism‚ there are two different modes of prose: the romance and the novel. In the case of shorter prose he calls them the tale and the short story. The short story‚ The Open Window by Saki‚ and the tale‚ The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe‚ demonstrate these two modes of prose fiction. While reading The Open Window I found it a more realistic and extroverted story while the Tell-Tale Heart was more of an unlikely and introverted story
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Comparison Analysts People are always looking for a good scare or thriller. There are many stories and poems to choose from. However‚ the two stories that really stand out to the average reader are “The Open Window”‚ by Saki‚ and “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ by Edgar Allan Poe. Both stories offer unique characters‚ sophisticated plots and colorful imagery as well as contrasting narrators. “The Open Window” offers fast reading while “The Cask of Amontillado” offers slow but in-depth reading. These
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Tell-Tale Heart‚" the storyteller tries to convince the reader that he is not mad. At the very beginning of the story‚ he asks‚ "...why will you say I am mad?" When the storyteller tells his story‚ it’s obvious why. He attempts to tell his story in a calm manner‚ but occasionally jumps into a frenzied rant. Poe’s story demonstrates an inner conflict; the state of madness and emotional break-down that the subconscious can inflict upon one’s self. In "The Tell-Tale Heart"‚ the storyteller tells of his torment
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hand in marriage. BRIDE: Uh‚ excuse us‚ Mr. Storyteller? STORYTELLER: Moving right along. With the blessings of their compatible— BRIDE: Mr. Storyteller! STORYTELLER: Excuse me a moment. (to BRIDE) Yes‚ what is it? BRIDE: We didn’t exactly meet in high school. STORYTELLER: Yes you did‚ it says so right here. BRIDE: We met in a bar. GROOM: And we dated on and off for five years while she experimented with a few other relationships. STORYTELLER: How nice. Well. For our purposes‚ let’s say
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