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I need a short story with a bunch of figurative language

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:54:31 PST

Can somebody please give me a short story with lots of figurative language and give examples of simile, metaphor, etc...

Ulrich and Georg are roaming the disputed forest on a dark, stormy...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:00:23 PST

Ulrich and Georg are roaming the disputed forest on a dark, stormy night. Saki describes a "shriek of the storm" which brings down the tree on top of the two enemies as they stand glaring at one another. So, the tree is felled by lightning, and ironically, the basic subject (a tree from the disputed forest land) traps the men together. They are forced to work with each other, but just as they reconcile their differences, they recognize...

In "The Interlopers" as Ulrich von Gradwitz hunts for the "game" he has...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:39:26 PST

In "The Interlopers" as Ulrich von Gradwitz hunts for the "game" he has long sought, he comes face-to-face with his enemy, Georg Znaeym, "the inheritor of the quarrel and tireless game-snatcher and raider of the disputed border-forest." For generations there has been a dispute over the borders of property; despite the issue's having been settled in a legal court, Znaeym's family never "acquiesced in the judgment." This refusal of judgment...

What is the metaphor and simile in the story "The Interlopers"? What was...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:50:59 PST

What is the metaphor and simile in the story "The Interlopers"? What was Ulrich von Gradwitz's wish when he wandered away from his crew?

Georg and Ulrich, even though they are enemies, have similar views on...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:36:41 PST

Georg and Ulrich, even though they are enemies, have similar views on life and each other, causing them to have more in common than not. Both men think that they have a right to the land over which they have been feuding. Both are arrogant (each man hopes that his men will be the first to rescue them from under the fallen tree so that he will have bragging rights over the other). Both originally wish death upon the other--the narrator...

What are some similarities between Georg and Ulrich in "The...

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:05:38 PST

What are some similarities between Georg and Ulrich in "The Interlopers," and how does the omniscient narrator show the men's thoughts?

It is in a dark forest in theCarpathians and the darkness helps the mood...

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:33:45 PST

It is in a dark forest in theCarpathians and the darkness helps the mood of the two men finding each other.

The entire short story, "The Interlopers," by Saki (H. H. Munro), takes...

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:32:23 PST

The entire short story, "The Interlopers," by Saki (H. H. Munro), takes place in a wooded forest in the Carpathian (or Karpathian) Mountains that extend through parts of the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and the Ukraine. "The Interlopers" does not specify in which country it takes place. The characters do cover several different parts of the forest, however; part of the story takes place on a crest of a hill (where...

What are the different settings in the story, "The Interlopers," by Saki?

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:09:12 PST

What are the different settings in the story, "The Interlopers," by Saki?

The feud between the grandfathers of Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:00:21 PST

The feud between the grandfathers of Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym caused the hatred of the two grandsons for one another. The effect of that feud, which was the result of a lawsuit over land ownership, was the deaths of Gradwitz and Znaeym. This, of course, is the main cause and effect relationship within the story. However, there are other, less significant examples of cause and effect evident within the plot. For example,...

Most of Saki's adjective phrases in "The Interlopers" advance the idea...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:26:54 PST

Most of Saki's adjective phrases in "The Interlopers" advance the idea of conflict between the two main characters, George and Ulrich. Here are several examples: 1. In the opening sentence, Saki describes the setting as a "forest of mixed growth," demonstrating that the woods are so tangled and varied, that it is difficult to tell which part belongs to whom and also to be able to distinguish between friend or foe. 2. In the first and second...

What are some Cause and Effects of the story?

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:39:23 PST

What are some Cause and Effects of the story?

The first poster covered the definition and three possible interlopers...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:55:37 PST

The first poster covered the definition and three possible interlopers in the story. However, I would argue that Georg and Ulrich are interlopers themselves. Represented in the external conflict of "man vs. nature" found in the story, the two characters may be considered trespassers (interlopers) in the forest. Both attempt to claim ownership, but this something that can only be offered by society. In truth, the men and their civilization...

There are at least two types of interlopers in the short story, "The...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:34:01 PST

There are at least two types of interlopers in the short story, "The Interlopers," by Saki (H. H. Munro), but only one of the group is deadly. When lifelong enemies Georg and Ulrich finally decide to end their feud once and for all, fate gets in their way. Meeting in the forest one night, they both plan to kill one another with their rifles, but neither can pull the trigger. Suddenly, a tree is felled by a bolt of lightning, and both men...

What is an interloper and who are the interlopers in the story?

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:09:19 PST

What is an interloper and who are the interlopers in the story?

What is the surprisingand ironic about the ending of the story? What...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:05:57 PST

What is the surprisingand ironic about the ending of the story? What truth is revealed, and what do you predict the consequences will be?

What is the moral of The Trapper Trapped, and how is it similar to the...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:03:58 PST

What is the moral of The Trapper Trapped, and how is it similar to the moral of The Interlopers?

. . .does not want to "need" anything from his enemy. When a person...

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:52:29 PST

. . .does not want to "need" anything from his enemy. When a person accepts charity from another, he/she often feels indebted and inferior to the person. Georg is not ready to completely disregard the years of feuding between him and Ulrich.

Saki uses 3rd person omniscient point of view for his story "The...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:35:29 PST

Saki uses 3rd person omniscient point of view for his story "The Interlopers." Evidence of this point of view appears in the narrator's knowledge of the two characters'--Georg Znaeym and Ulrich von Gradwitz--actions and thoughts. He begins by giving the reader the background to the long-standing feud, and later when the two enemies meet in the disputed forest, the narrator states that "each had hate in his heart and murder uppermost in his...

What is the point of view in the short story "The Interlopers"?

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:33:16 PST

What is the point of view in the short story "The Interlopers"?