fatigued, footsore, famishin
This use of alliteration really emphasizes he exhaustion.
5 Matching Annotations
- Oct 2020
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mylearning.suny.edu mylearning.suny.edu
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a gentle acclivity topped with a stockade of vertical tree trunks, loop-holed for rifles, with a single embrasure through which pro-truded the muzzle of a brass cannon commanding the bridge.
Wow. Now that's a description! Bierce reminds me a little of the Romantic era with this descriptive imagery. I wonder, who inspired or influenced Bierce's writing?
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It did not appear to be the duty of these two men to know what was occurring at the center of the bridge; they merely blockaded the two ends of the foot planking that traversed it.
I feel like this is hinting towards something bigger. The author made it a point to say that these people aren't questioning their job. Why would Bierce say this if there wasn't more to the story?
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- Sep 2020
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granta.com granta.com
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Mr Barns,
Mr. Barns is the only person in this story with a name. The narrator addresses everyone else as "my mother/father," "the man/woman," "the doctor/nurse," "he/she/they," or something similar.
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Me: as a child, high-pitched, forgettable; as a woman, the same. The boy who will grow into a man, and be my spouse: robust with his own good fortune. My father: Like your father, or the man you wish was your father. My son: as a small child, gentle, rounded with the faintest of lisps; as a man, like my husband. All other women: interchangeable with my own.
The narrator creates a dichotomy of importance between females and males. Aside from herself, she formats this passage so that the males are first. When she describes the voices of males, they are different. Each of them, the boy, father, and son connect to strength and confidence. In contrast, when she describes the voices of all females, they are interchangeable. They are "forgettable." She distinguishes between the three males, whereas females are in one category. When she speaks about boys, she uses the definite article: "the boy," compared to women who are introduced as "all other women."
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