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Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, 6th Edition Solution Manual

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    X. J. Kennedy Dorothy M. Kennedy Dana Gioia University of Southern California Dan Stone with Michael Palma SOLUTION MANUAL TO ACCOMPANY BACKPACK L ITERATURE An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing SIXTH EDITION

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    Preface viii F ICTION Stories Arranged by Type and Element 3 Stories Arranged by Subject and Theme 7 Stories Students Like Most 13 1 Reading a Story 15 TYPES OF SHORT FICTION 15 PLOT 18 THE SHORT STORY 18 2 Point of View 23 3 Character 37 4 Setting 49 5 Tone and Style 59 IRONY 63 6 Theme 67 7 Symbol 77 8 Gallery of International Voices 92 9 Stories for Further Reading 104 P OETRY Poems Arranged by Subject and Theme 133 Poems for Further Reading, Arranged by Elements 147 Poems Students Like Most 151 v CONTENTS

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    10 Reading a Poem 153 LYRIC POETRY 153 NARRATIVE POETRY 155 DRAMATIC POETRY 157 11 Listening to a Voice 159 TONE 159 THE SPEAKER IN THE POEM 162 IRONY 166 12 Words 169 LITERAL MEANING: WHAT A POEM SAYS FIRST 169 THE VALUE OF A DICTIONARY 171 WORD CHOICE AND WORD ORDER 172 13 Saying and Suggesting 178 DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION 178 14 Imagery 183 ABOUT HAIKU 186 15 Figures of Speech 190 WHY SPEAK FIGURATIVELY? 190 METAPHOR AND SIMILE 190 OTHER FIGURES OF SPEECH 194 16 Sound 198 SOUND AS MEANING 198 ALLITERATION AND ASSONANCE 199 RIME 200 HOW TO READ A POEM ALOUD 202 17 Rhythm 204 STRESSES AND PAUSES 204 METER 206 18 Closed Form 208 THE SONNET 210 THE EPIGRAM 214 OTHER FORMS 214 19 Open Form 218 FREE VERSE 218 vi Contents

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    20 Symbol 226 21 Myth 236 ARCHETYPE 237 PERSONAL MYTH 240 MYTH AND POPULAR CULTURE 242 22 What Is Poetry? 246 23 Poems for Further Reading 247 D RAMA 24 Reading a Play 293 25 Tragedy and Comedy 298 TRAGEDY 298 COMEDY 299 26 The Theater of Sophocles 304 27 The Theater of Shakespeare 312 28 The Modern Theater 321 29 Plays for Further Reading 332 W RITING 30 Writing About Literature 343 31 Writing a Research Paper 345 Appendix 1: Teaching Creative Writing 347 WRITING A POEM (SOME NOTES BY XJK) 347 Appendix 2: Notes on Teaching Poetry by XJK 350 Index of Authors with Titles 352 Contents vii

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    F ICTION F ICTION

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    If you prefer to teach a different story to illustrate an element of fiction—to discuss style, say, with the aid of “Cathedral” or “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” instead of the examples in the chapter on style—you will find the substitution easy to make. Many choices are at your disposal in Chapter 9, “Stories for Further Reading,” and other sto- ries in the book lend themselves to varied purposes. The following list has a few likely substitutions. If you teach other elements of fiction (e.g., humor, fantasy) or specific genres, you will find some nominations here. FABLE, PARABLE, AND TALE S TORIES I NCLUDED IN C HAPTER O THER S UGGESTED S TORIES Death Has an Appointment in The Parable of the Prodigal Son Samarra The Tell-Tale Heart Godfather Death Independence The Fox and the Grapes The Camel and His Friends PLOT S TORY I NCLUDED IN C HAPTER O THER S UGGESTED S TORIES A & P Barn Burning The Gift of the Magi The Lottery A Rose for Emily A Sound of Thunder The Shunammite The Story of an Hour This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona POINT OF VIEW First Person Narrator as Central Character S TORY I NCLUDED IN C HAPTER O THER S UGGESTED S TORIES The Tell-Tale Heart Araby ( mature narrator recalling boyhood view ) Barbie-Q Cathedral Greasy Lake STORIES ARRANGED BY TYPE AND ELEMENT 3

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    POINT OF VIEW (Cont.) A Pair of Tickets Recitatif The Shunammite The Yellow Wallpaper First Person Narrator Not the Protagonist S TORY I NCLUDED IN C HAPTER O THER S UGGESTED S TORY A Rose for Emily The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Third Person, All-knowing Narrator S TORIES I NCLUDED IN C HAPTER O THER S UGGESTED S TORIES A Good Man Is Hard to Find The Gift of the Magi A Worn Path A Good Man Is Hard to Find The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World The Storm The Things They Carried This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? ( par. 1–13 ) Third Person, Limited Omniscience (Narrator Seeing into One Major Character) S UGGESTED S TORIES Barn Burning The Gospel According to Mark Miss Brill The Story of an Hour Objective or “Fly-on-the-Wall” Point of View S UGGESTED S TORIES The Chrysanthemums A Clean, Well-Lighted Place Multiple Points of View S UGGESTED S TORY A Haunted House CHARACTER S TORIES I NCLUDED IN C HAPTER O THER S UGGESTED S TORIES Bullet in the Brain Barn Burning ( Sarty Snopes: dynamic Cathedral character, one who develops within Recitatif the story ) Where Are You Going? Where The Chrysanthemums Have You Been? Everyday Use A Good Man Is Hard to Find The Things They Carried A Worn Path 4 FICTION

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    Stories Arranged by Type and Element 5 SETTING S TORIES I NCLUDED IN C HAPTER O THER S UGGESTED S TORIES The Gospel According to Mark A & P A Pair of Tickets Araby The Storm The Chrysanthemums To Build a Fire A Clean, Well-Lighted Place A Good Man Is Hard to Find Greasy Lake A Haunted House A Rose for Emily Sweat The Things They Carried This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona The Yellow Wallpaper Young Goodman Brown TONE AND STYLE S TORIES I NCLUDED IN C HAPTER O THER S UGGESTED S TORIES Barn Burning Barbie-Q A Clean, Well-Lighted Place Cathedral Girl A Good Man Is Hard to Find Greasy Lake A Haunted House The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World A Rose for Emily The Tell-Tale Heart The Things They Carried Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? A Worn Path Young Goodman Brown IRONY S TORIES I NCLUDED IN C HAPTER O THER S UGGESTED S TORIES The Gift of the Magi Death Has an Appointment in Samarra Happy Endings Dead Men’s Path The Gospel According to Mark Happy Endings The Lottery A Rose for Emily Saboteur The Storm The Story of an Hour To Build a Fire

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    SYMBOL S TORIES I NCLUDED IN C HAPTER O THER S UGGESTED S TORIES The Chrysanthemums Araby The Lottery Cathedral The Ones Who Walk Away A Clean, Well-Lighted Place from Omelas Greasy Lake ( the lake itself ) The Yellow Wallpaper A Haunted House The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World A Rose for Emily Sweat The Tell-Tale Heart A Worn Path Young Goodman Brown 6 FICTION

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    7 In case you prefer to teach fiction according to its subjects and general themes, we have provided a list of stories that may be taken up together. Some instructors who arrange a course thematically like to begin with Chapter 6, Theme , and its four stories. ART, LANGUAGE, AND IMAGINATION Cathedral Everyday Use The Gospel According to Mark The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Saints A Sound of Thunder The Yellow Wallpaper CHILDHOOD Araby Barbie-Q Girl Recitatif COMEDY AND SATIRE A & P Happy Endings Harrison Bergeron How I Met My Husband How to Talk to Girls at Parties Independence This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona COMING OF AGE, INITIATION STORIES Araby Barn Burning Greasy Lake How I Met My Husband Recitatif Saints The Shunammite STORIES ARRANGED BY SUBJECT AND THEME

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    8 FICTION This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? DEATH Bullet in the Brain Death Has an Appointment in Samarra Dead Men’s Path Godfather Death A Good Man Is Hard to Find The Gospel According to Mark The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World A Rose for Emily Sweat This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona To Build a Fire DEFIANCE OF FATE Death Has an Appointment in Samarra Godfather Death A Worn Path DISABILITIES Cathedral DIVINE REVELATION The Gospel According to Mark EPIPHANIES AND ILLUMINATIONS Araby Greasy Lake A Haunted House The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World The Lawsuit Miss Brill A Pair of Tickets The Parable of the Prodigal Son Saints The Story of an Hour FACING ONE’S OWN DEATH A Good Man Is Hard to Find The Gospel According to Mark To Build a Fire FAMILIES Barn Burning Everyday Use A Good Man Is Hard to Find A Pair of Tickets The Parable of the Prodigal Son

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    Saints The Shunammite The Storm This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona A Worn Path FATHER-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS Barn Burning A Pair of Tickets The Parable of the Prodigal Son The Storm This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona FRIENDSHIP AND CAMARADERIE A & P Araby Barbie-Q Cathedral Greasy Lake Recitatif Saints The Things They Carried This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona GENERATION GAPS A & P Araby Girl Greasy Lake Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? HOLDING A JOB, WORK A & P A Clean, Well-Lighted Place Sweat HUMANITY AGAINST THE ELEMENTS To Build a Fire A Worn Path ILLUSION AND REALITY Araby The Chrysanthemums Dead Men’s Path The Gospel According to Mark Greasy Lake Saints The Tell-Tale Heart The Yellow Wallpaper Stories Arranged by Subject and Theme 9

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    A Worn Path Young Goodman Brown IMMIGRANTS AND EXILES Barbie-Q A Pair of Tickets Saints INDIVIDUAL VERSUS SOCIETY A & P Barn Burning Dead Men’s Path Harrison Bergeron Independence The Lottery The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas A Rose for Emily Saboteur Saints A Worn Path Young Goodman Brown INGENIOUS DECEPTIONS Saints The Tell-Tale Heart Young Goodman Brown LONELINESS The Chrysanthemums A Clean, Well-Lighted Place Miss Brill Saints The Shunammite LOVE AND DESIRE A & P Araby The Chrysanthemums The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World Happy Endings A Haunted House How to Talk to Girls at Parties The Shunammite The Storm The Story of an Hour MACHISMO AND SEXISM A & P Greasy Lake 10 FICTION

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    The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World The Shunammite Sweat MAGIC AND THE OCCULT Death Has an Appointment in Samarra Godfather Death A Haunted House Young Goodman Brown MARRIAGES (THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY) Cathedral The Gift of the Magi Happy Endings A Haunted House The Shunammite The Storm The Story of an Hour Sweat The Yellow Wallpaper MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS Everyday Use Girl A Pair of Tickets Recitatif Saints MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES Dead Men’s Path Everyday Use Independence A Pair of Tickets Saboteur The Shunammite Sweat This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona MURDER A Good Man Is Hard to Find The Gospel According to Mark A Rose for Emily The Tell-Tale Heart Sweat NATURE The Storm A Sound of Thunder To Build a Fire Stories Arranged by Subject and Theme 11

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    PRIDE BEFORE A FALL Barn Burning Dead Men’s Path RACE, CLASS, AND CULTURE Barbie-Q Barn Burning Dead Men’s Path Everyday Use The Gift of the Magi Independence A Pair of Tickets Recitatif The Shunammite Sweat This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona A Worn Path SIBLINGS Everyday Use A Pair of Tickets The Parable of the Prodigal Son VICTIMS AND VICTIMIZERS A Good Man Is Hard to Find The Lawsuit Saboteur The Shunammite Sweat The Tell-Tale Heart Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? The Yellow Wallpaper WAR The Things They Carried THE WISH TO LEAVE EVERYTHING AND RUN AWAY The Chrysanthemums The Parable of the Prodigal Son Saints WOMEN’S ASPIRATIONS The Chrysanthemums The Shunammite The Yellow Wallpaper 12 FICTION

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