more do you want to know?

What, then, is the main incident? Was the main incident the last to
occur in order of time? Why did Poe delay telling it until the end?

Do you see how relating the story in the first person helped him to
throw the main incident last? Why could he not tell it before?

Does Poe tell any other stories in the first person?

In what person are "Treasure Island" and "Kidnapped" told? Are they
interesting?

If a friend is telling you a story, do you care more for it if it is
about a third party or about himself? Why?

What, then, is the advantage of making an actor the narrator? What are
some of the disadvantages?

Do you think this plot as good as those of Hawthorne's stories?

Why was it necessary to have "a day of remarkable chilliness" (p. 3),
and a Newfoundland dog rushing into the room (p. 6)?

What principle would it violate to omit these little matters?
(Text-book, p. 24.)

What of the rapidity of movement when they are digging? How has
rapidity been gained?

What form of wit does Poe attempt? Does he succeed?

Do you think the conversation is natural? If not, what is the matter
with it?

Are negroes usually profane? Does Jupiter's general character lead you
to expect profanity from him? Is anything gained by his oaths? Is
anything sacrificed? In this story is profanity artistic? (To know
what is meant by "artistic," read the last line of "L'Envoi" on p. 253
of the text-book.)

THE VISION OF SIR LAUNFAL.
(Riverside Literature Series, No. 30.)

What is the purpose of the first stanza?

What connection in thought is there between the second, third, and
fourth stanzas? What have these stanzas to do with the story? If they
have nothing to do with it, what principle of structure do they
violate? Would Lowell be likely to do this?

What is the use of the description beginning "And what is so rare as a
day in June"?

Would the story be complete without the preludes? Would the teaching
be understood without them?

Are time and place definitely stated in the poem? Why should they be,
or not be?

Why does so much time elapse between Part I. and Part II. of the
story?

In what lines do you find the main incident?

In the first prelude is Lowell describing a landscape of New England
or Old England? Where is the story laid? What comment have you to make
upon these facts?

Pick out the figures. Are they useful?

Can you find passage