"The Wife's Story by Ursula K. Le Guin
Directions: Read the unabridged short story titled "The Wife's Story" by Ursula K. Le
Guin. Answer the close reading questions that follow thoughtfully and to the best of
your abilities.

1. Refer to the following brief excerpt. Which literary device is applied?
I don't believe in it. I don't believe
I don't understand it.
that it happened.
A. Antithesis
B. Fallacy
C. Anaphora
D. Epanalepsis
2. In the context of the excerpt, explain the intended effect of this literary device (the
answer to Question 1).
3. Refer to the following brief excerpt. Based solely on this excerpt, what is implied
about the husband?
It can't be. He was
always gentle. If you'd have seen him
playing with the children, anybody who
saw him with the
children would have known that there wasn't any bad in him, not
one mean bone.

English ii 16987 2018-2019 (88) n how does lucillius, a minor character in the play, advance the plot in this passage? brutus. he is not doubted. a word, lucillius. how he received you let me be resolved. lucillius. with courtesy and with respect enough, but not with such familiar instances, nor with such free and friendly conference, as he hath used of old. brutus. thou hast described a hot friend cooling. ever note, lucillius: when love begins to sicken and decay it useth an enforced ceremony. there are no tricks in plain and simple faith; but hollow men, like horses hot at hand, make gallant show and promise of their mettle; but when they should endure the bloody spur, the fall their crets and like deceitful indes lucillius is protective of cassius so he diminishes the seriousness of the conflict. lucillius tells brutus that cassius intends to attack brutus, increasing the tension and conflict. lucillius does not tell brutus much about cassius, which causes brutus to question his loyalty. lucillius gives brutus information about cassius, which influences brutus's judgment of cassius.