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widow of ephesus disc.

widow of ephesus disc.

woman who undermines her reputation as a faithful wife by offering the body of her recently buried husband for crucifixion in order to save the life of a guard with whom she has suddenly fallen in love

widow of ephesus author

gaius petronius

the bear author

anton chekov

the bear summary

Popova is a widow. Her husband has died seven months ago, but she is still mourning. She has decided to cut off herself from the outside world.Smirnov enters Popova’s house.He is a landowner who has lent 1200 roubles to Mr. Nikolai( Popova’s late husband) before he dies. He demands the debt be paid at once. They argue then kiss

the lady or the tiger author

Frank R Stockton

a worn path author

Eudora Welty

what does phoenix buy

a windmill

first confession author

Frank O'Connor

a good man is hard to find author

Flannery O'Connor

the chaser author

John collier

a clean well lighted place

ernest hemingway

situational irony

When a character or the reader expects one thing to happen but something entirely different occurs

dramatic irony

The contrast between what the character knows and what the audience or reader knows.

static character

A major character who stays the same. 

dynamic character

A major character that undergoes a personality change from what he/she learns.

round character

Usually a major character; one who is believable, fully developed, complex, and capable of surprise.

flat character

Usually a minor character; a simple character centering around one idea; they have no depth or surprises.

Anaphora

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

Assonance

Repetition of identical or related vowel sounds, especially in stressed syllables

Cacophony

Use of harsh and unmusical sounds, discordance  - uses consonants like K,CK, SH, CH, G, P,B, D

Enjambment

A line having no end punctuation but running over to the next line.