As you have learned, the stories that make up a nation’s mythology share several characteristics.
1. they are set in the past, often in remote or exciting places and times.
2. they are filled with remarkable, strange, or exaggerated characters.
3. they feature incredible, heroic, impressive, magical, or mysterious events and their consequences.
4. they convey a positive message about a nation or its people.

how does irving incorporate at least three of the four characteristics listed above into “rip van winkle”? what is the impact of these characteristics on the reader’s experience of the story?

How does the dialogue between henry and his friends? “californians tale”

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?

Match each stanza structure to the correct term. a stanza of two lines quatrain a stanza of four lines octave a stanza of six lines couplet a stanza of eight lines sestet arrowboth arrowboth arrowboth arrowboth