The Hollow Revision

The Hollow Revision

Mrs. Amani Jalanbo

Introduction

• One of the first short stories in American literature and an early example of the horror genre, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving

• Tales of a headless horseman who haunts the community both intrigue and terrify main character Ichabod Crane, who arrives from Connecticut for a short-lived stint as the new village schoolmaster.

• “The Hollow” is a lyric poem. In a lyric poem, a single speaker expresses his or her personal ideas and feelings. Lyric poetry has a variety of forms and covers many subjects, from love and death to everyday experiences.

The October night was dark and cold

As the autumn sun was going down

When I recalled the legends I had been told

About this sleepy, little town

There were tales about the haunted woods

They say the wind seems to call your name

I was going where no one should

And if I survived, I'd never be the same

I walked through the covered bridge

As the harvest moon rose into the sky

I had made it around the darkened ridge

Just as I heard a lone wolf's cry

I walked the path of the dark, gnarled thicket

Through the fallen leaves of maple and oak

I heard the chirping of a cricket

Near the hollow, where the bullfrogs croak

Then, I heard the "hoot" of an owl in a tree

And the "caw" of a raven on its perch

The headless horseman I hoped not to see

As I passed the graveyard near the church

I told myself I would be alright

Just as I heard the hooves of a horse

But, I knew I would make it home tonight

Because there are no ghosts, of course

Multiple Choice

Based on the ending of the poem, what message does the poet most likely want to convey?

• There is no way to escape your fate.

• Home is where the heart is.

• The only thing to fear is fear itself.

• Nature is more powerful than people.

Multiple Select

Which are the TWO details from the selection that indicate it belongs to a horror genre?

• The shocking twist in the end.

• The descriptions of scary sounds.

• The death of one of the characters.

• The suggestion of supernatural events.

Multiple Choice

How does the last stanza affect the meaning of the selection?

• It concludes the poem on an uncertain note.

• It exposes the danger that lurks in the woods.

• It shows there is a good reason to be afraid.

• It reveals nothing scary has happened or will happen.

Multiple Choice

Read this quotation

"The headless horseman I hoped not to see"

The most likely reason the speaker refers to the "headless horseman" is to--

• add the feeling of suspense

• make the situation seem fanciful

• describe the hollow in a lighthearted way

• shift the setting from a graveyard to the bridge

Multiple Choice

Which inference about the speaker does the second stanza best support?

• The speaker lacks courage

• The speaker is difficult to scare.

• The speaker tends to take foolish risks.

• The speaker is influenced by scary stories.

Multiple Choice

How does the poet's use of descriptive language contribute to the mood of the selection?

• It establishes a dreamlike feeling.

• It creates a feeling of terror and fright.

• It adds a note of confusion in the text.

• It helps relieve tension and suspense.

Multiple Select

Which TWO quotations from the poem include references to Washington Irving's famous story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?

• About this sleepy, little town

• There were tales about the haunted woods

• Just as I heard a lone wolf's cry

• As the harvest moon rose into the sky

Rhyme scheme

The rhyme scheme in any type of poetry is the pattern of rhyming words at the end of a poem’s lines. You can use letters to identify a poem’s rhyme scheme. 

The rhyme scheme of the hollow is

ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ

Multiple Choice

What is the rhyme scheme of the selection?

• ABAB

• ABBA

• AABB

• AAAB

 Imagery

A type of figurative language that draws on sensory details, to describe the sights and sounds 

Sound Devices

• Assonance: Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line.

• Consonance: Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line.

• Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line.

• Onomatopoeia: It refers to the word which imitates the natural sounds of the things.

• Rhyme words that end with the same sound .

Multiple Choice

repeated vowel sounds
They roam the lonesome roads and never go home.

• alliteration
• consonance
• assonance
• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

repeated consonant sounds at the ends of words
On the top of the step he will tip his cap.

• alliteration
• consonance
• assonance
• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

sounds that imitate meanings
(pop, fizz, hiss)

• alliteration
• consonance
• assonance
• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

What is consonance?

• The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in a series of words in the same line.

• the repetition of the first consonant sounds in a series of words

• the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words

• the repetition of lines or groups of lines in a poem or song

Multiple Choice

"Quit biting that tarp!" I told the spitting cat.

• alliteration
• assonance
• consonance
• refrain

Multiple Choice

What is assonance?

• The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in a series of words
• the repetition of the first consonant sounds in a series of words
• the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words
• the repetition of lines or groups of lines in a poem or song

Multiple Choice

Snow is falling. Let's go play. Roads are icy. No school today!

• Rhyme
• Repetition
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

A stanza is similar to a(n):

• Essay

• Paragraph

• Line

Multiple Choice

Repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzas and is used to emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, and/or develop a sense of urgency.

• Theme

• Irony

• Repeition

• Rhyme Scheme

Multiple Choice

What is the rhyme scheme of the first four lines of this poem?

• A B C D

• AA BB

• A B C A

• A B A B

Multiple Choice

Words that sound alike at the end.

• alliteration
• personification
• rhyme
• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

Ring! Ring! is an example of...

• rhyme
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• personification

Multiple Choice

Big, bad Bernie Bean-Toes ate two banana bunches

• alliteration
• assonance
• consonance
• why does Ms. Schleiden let her cat eat bananas?

Multiple Choice

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in a series of words
• the repetition of the first consonant sounds in a series of words
• the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words
• the repetition of lines or groups of lines in a poem or song