PLEASE HELP! 99 POINTS! Answer each question with evidence sandwiches:

1. How does Chesnutt describe the dialect and appearance of Mr. Ryder's wife, 'Liza Jane? What effect does it have on the reader?

2. How does Chesnutt describe the dialect and appearance of Mr. Ryder and the other members of the Blue Veins? What effect does it have on the reader?

3. Juxtaposition is "the placing of two things side by side to heighten similarities and differences" (95). How does Chesnutt use juxtaposition with the dialects and appearance of Mr. Ryder's wife, 'Liza Jane, and Mr. Ryder and the other members of the Blue Veins? How is it (or isn't if you disagree) effective?

4. How is Regionalism present in this piece?

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.