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Name: Shelbi simms Date: 9/10/14
School: gaylesville Facilitator:
3.01 “Rip Van Winkle” Questions
This assignment is worth 33 points, 3 point for each question.
1. Who is the narrator of this story?
Diedrich Knickerbocker
2. Washington Irving’s style of writing often times uses inflated language to describe common things. For example, what does the following description of Rip mean: “an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor”?
It’s hard for Rip to overcome his strong dislike to work.
3. Describe Rip’s relationship with his wife.
Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquility of the assemblage and call the members all to naught; So She Was a Harsh Tempered And Over Bearing Woman So It Was Tough a Relationship.
4. What does the narrator himself say about the character of Dame Van Winkle?
He Was Like the Middle Child They Would Always Blame Everything on Him.
5. Describe the appearance and the behavior of the group that Rip meets on the mountain. What causes him to fall asleep? They maintained the gravest faces, the most Guilty and mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene but the noise. He got drunk.
6. Compare the appearance and activities of the inn before and after Rip’s sleep. Remember that Washington Irving is writing this story right after America became a country. How might the inn reflect the political and social changes that have taken place in America at that time?
Large rickety wooden building called the Union Hotel, has a tall pole with a stars and striped flag hanging from it. Sign of George Washington,
Activities… Man passing out handbills talking about citizen's rights, liberty, congress, voting, busy and busting atmosphere
7. When Rip returned from sleep, what had happened within the
School: gaylesville Facilitator:
3.01 “Rip Van Winkle” Questions
This assignment is worth 33 points, 3 point for each question.
1. Who is the narrator of this story?
Diedrich Knickerbocker
2. Washington Irving’s style of writing often times uses inflated language to describe common things. For example, what does the following description of Rip mean: “an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor”?
It’s hard for Rip to overcome his strong dislike to work.
3. Describe Rip’s relationship with his wife.
Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquility of the assemblage and call the members all to naught; So She Was a Harsh Tempered And Over Bearing Woman So It Was Tough a Relationship.
4. What does the narrator himself say about the character of Dame Van Winkle?
He Was Like the Middle Child They Would Always Blame Everything on Him.
5. Describe the appearance and the behavior of the group that Rip meets on the mountain. What causes him to fall asleep? They maintained the gravest faces, the most Guilty and mysterious silence, and were, withal, the most party of pleasure he had ever witnessed. Nothing interrupted the stillness of the scene but the noise. He got drunk.
6. Compare the appearance and activities of the inn before and after Rip’s sleep. Remember that Washington Irving is writing this story right after America became a country. How might the inn reflect the political and social changes that have taken place in America at that time?
Large rickety wooden building called the Union Hotel, has a tall pole with a stars and striped flag hanging from it. Sign of George Washington,
Activities… Man passing out handbills talking about citizen's rights, liberty, congress, voting, busy and busting atmosphere
7. When Rip returned from sleep, what had happened within the