The Devil and Tom Walker

11.2.2 - Analyze the way in which clarity of

meaning is affected by the patterns of
organization, repetition of the main ideas,
organization of language, and word choice in the
text.
11.3.3 - Analyze the ways in which irony, tone,
mood, the authors style, and the sound of
language achieve specific rhetorical (persuasive)
or aesthetic (artistic) purposes or both.11.3.4 -
11.3.6 - Analyze the way in which authors have
used archetypes drawn from myth and tradition
in literature, film, political speeches, and
religious writings.

1783-1859
Invented fictional
narrators:
Johnathon Old style,
Gent
Diedrich
Knickerbocker
Geoffrey Crayon

Everyone knew it was
Irving no real secret


Studied the German
Romantics
Borrowed stories, but
gave them a new
voice
Found inspiration in
folklore and legends

Mood: overall feeling or atmosphere

Setting: when and where (pay
attention to details and word choice to
paint the setting)

Plot: happy or unhappy ending?