The Mysterious Stranger

glides in during the first three stanzas, appearing to be a stranger to this sudden ailed knight-at-arms. This stranger becomes the provider of a description of another being, the knight, whose condition is “haggard, and loitering.” The use of these words suggests at posterior events. The etymology of “haggard” suggests a wild or intractable person, leading later in the poem to a wild eyed woman (Murry 82).The interrogative voice of the stranger is arrested by a strange impression reflecting the speaker’s

Gothic Comparison     Gothic literature is often composed of various types of mysterious and dark elements. The writer usually adds these different elements to express a more eerie and complex story to the reader to comprehend the underlying components within the story. A famous gothic writer who is known for using these elements brilliantly in his work is Edgar Allen Poe. He is known for his many works of cryptic and enigmatic stories. Edgar Allen Poe’s stories are considered old classics of gothic

“Where Is Here” is a short story that tells the journey of an old man who arrives on the front doorstep of a family of 4. The stranger knocks and a man opens the door, the father. He asks what the stranger needs and the stranger explain that the house once belonged to his parents and that he grew up there. He proposes to walk around the yard and see how the place has changed and ends up looking outside and inside the house. As he walks in each room his face lights up at how things have changed but

scary time. Transformation obviously creates fear. This can be seen in the following three stories as well. Oate's “Where is Here” Julio Cortazar’s “House Taken Over” and Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”. These three stories use a mysterious person, mysterious animal, and a mysterious force to instill fear into the reader.

The play “Subterranean Homesick Blues Again” by Dennis Reardon is a humorous,yet mysterious,drama based play. The play take place in a mysterious cavern and a group of friends and two strangers take a,what they think is a short tour,but in reality last a lifetime.This 10 minute play is told in first person by each character,The play has a variety of themes that play out with in those 10 minutes.The main theme that i think really correlates with the play would be ;you don't notice till it happens

literary genre that began in England in the late 1700s. It refers to medieval buildings and gloomy settings. I believe that Edgar Allan Poe's “The Fall of the House of Usher” or “Where is Here” is a good example of gothic lit because it includes mysterious story lines and an overall spooky vibe. For example, in Poe’s story “The Fall of the House of Usher” in the first paragraph, it describes the setting as “...a dull, dark, and soundless day…” (13). This describes a dark, scary setting by using select

In the book, the Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby is a mysterious, elegant, rich man who throws parties every other day. Evidently, this character’s past is often the subject of the talk and gossip among the common and aristocratic strangers around him. Consequently, their perception of him ranges from a suspicious German spy to him murdering a man once. In addition, Nick Carraway, the protagonist and narrator of the story, is immensely intrigued by Gatsby’s shady persona and is greatly interested in getting

Jekyll&Mr.Hyde born form the famous British writer Steven in 1886. In the novel, mysterious door ’’ and ‘’ In search of Mr Hyde ’’ brought me a lot of ponder over, Mr Hyde & Dr.Jekyll. ’’ Are two different characters. Because of their living environment, physical,psychological,moral, etc. The first, from the perspective of their living environment. My Hyde lives near the end of this street. However stood a dark. Mysterious windowless building. The door had bell nor knocker and looked dusty and uncared

Jacinda lives in a hidden place in the mountains with her family, race and kind. But she longs for freedom to make her own choices. When she breaks the most sacred vows among her kind, she nearly pays with her life until a beautiful stranger saves her. A stranger who was sent to hunt those like her. Jacinda is a Draki, a descendant of dragons whose defence is her secret weapon the ability to shift into human form. Forced to leave and move into the mortal world with her family, Jacinda

examples. The tone that the author used for short story ‘Twelve and not stupid’ is mysterious. Firstly, Sasha father and Auntie May in the car because he went to pick up Sasha at school. After school time end, Sasha go out school and then her father was arrived with Auntie May. After that, story have started the mysterious because Sasha going in the car and shocked. It is because Sasha saw have person her not stranger in the car apart her father. She was worried because scare about relationship her