Why does Stockton use an “olden time” setting instead of a modern one?
figurative languagesimile✔ sensory details
to show what the tiger could doto show how easy it was to make a choice✔ to show the difficulty of the choiceto show the advanced construction methods
How would “The Lady, or the Tiger?” be different if it were told from the first-person point of view of one of the accused criminals who has to choose between doors? Check all that apply.The reader would know what the character is thinking before opening the door. The reader would know if the character based the choice on anything or just chose randomly.The reader would know more about the king’s ideas of justice.The reader would know less about how the arena looked.The reader would know less about the king or the spectators’ opinion of what is happening.
If you were telling this passage from the point of view of the accused, what descriptive language would help show the experience?
What effect does the first-person point of view have?
What is the purpose for using descriptive language in this passage?
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