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Literary Devises Title: An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge

Point of View: 1st person

Protagonist: Peyton Farquhar

What type of character is the Protagonist? He is round and dynamic man.

Antagonist: The military people after Peyton.

Describe the setting The setting of the story was in Owl Creek Bridge in Northern Alabama near a railroad. The setting was very dark, and horrid because men were about to be hung over a river, and shot. The date of this event was probably somewhere between 1850s when they had railroads, and 1900s when they stopped hanging people.

Type of Conflict: Man vs Man

Describe the main conflict: The main conflict was Man vs Man because a disguised army man made it seem like Payton was destroying the bridge, and also that the army men were trying to shoot Payton when he was trying to get away.

Describe the Climax of the Story: The climax of the story was when Payton finally got to his house, and saw his wife but an army man shot him down.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? The protagonist changes by strengthening his senses when he was hanged and dropped into the river, and also was brave, trying to run away from death.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The title "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", and the theme "Defying Death" are related because the occurrence that happened at Owl Creek Bridge allowed Payton a chance to defy death, but he gets caught in his fateful end.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict of man vs man illustrates the theme of "Defying Death" because Payton was trying to escape from other men, and trying to defy his fateful death in the future.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax of when Payton got shot down helped illustrate the theme of "Defying Death" because we learn that defying death is hard to do, and this can make you wonder if it is worth it to waste more energy to defy death.

Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

Simile: He opened his eyes in the darkness

Metaphor: They hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife

Personification: the delays became maddening Symbol: The gun was a symbol of death because it was the weapon that ultimately ended Payton's life.

Foreshadowing (give both elements): There was a lot of foreshadowing in the story. One example was when Payton got free from the rope when he fell into the river. We, the readers know that he would be trying to escape once he got free.

Irony: The irony of this story was that the army thinks that Payton was trying to destroy the Creek but it was really another guy disguised as an army troop.

Imagery: At a short remove upon the same temporary platform was an officer in the uniform of his rank, armed. He was a captain. A sentinel at each end of the bridge stood with his rifle in the position known as "support," that is to say, vertical in front of the left shoulder, the hammer resting on the forearm thrown straight across the chest--a formal and unnatural position, enforcing an erect carriage of the body. Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The class theme of "Humanities" is related to this story because with human perception, the army chases the wrong guy who was really just trying to get back with his family. It is also related to the story because with human emotions, Payton had the courage to try to escape, and free himself from the rope.