This word means when someone has been identified with strong disapproval and has been sentenced for punishment, which is usually death.

These movements left the _____________ man and the sergeant standing on the two ends of the same plank, which spanned three of the cross-ties of the bridge.

This word means someone who is important or influential.

Death is a _____________ who when he comes announced is to be received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him.

This word means the rules of governing socially acceptable behavior.

In the code of military ___________silence and fixity are forms of deference.

This word means showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings.

The company faced the bridge, staring __________, motionless. The sentinels, facing the banks of the stream, might have been statues to adorn the bridge.

This word means to become or make sore from continuous rubbing.

[...] he ___________ under the inglorious restraint, longing for the release of his energies, the larger life of the soldier, the opportunity for distinction.

This word means actions that belong to operations aimed at achieving a particular goal.

Circumstances of an imperious nature, which it is unnecessary to relate here, had prevented him from taking service with that gallant army which had fought the disastrous ___________ ending with the fall of Corinth [...]

This word refers to actions that may be described as characterized by pomp and stately display.

The lady had now brought the water, which the soldier drank. He thanked her _____________, bowed to her husband and rode away.

This word means to escape, either physically or mentally.

“Suppose a man—a civilian and student of hanging— should __________ the picket post and perhaps get the better of the sentinel,” said Farquhar, smiling, “what could he accomplish?”

This word refers to a person who believes in the separation of the south from the north during the Civil War.

Being a slave owner and like other slave owners a politician, he was naturally an original ____________ and ardently devoted to the Southern cause.

In the quote below, what sensory detail is being described?

He wore a moustache and pointed beard, but no whiskers; his eyes were large and dark gray, and had a kindly expression which one would hardly have expected in one whose neck was in the hemp

In the quote below, what sensory detail is being described?

He awaited each new stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. The intervals of silence grew progressively longer; the delays became maddening.

In the quote below, what sensory detail is being described?

His neck ached horribly; his brain was on fire, his heart, which had been fluttering faintly, gave a great leap, trying to force itself out at his mouth.

Why is Peyton Farquhar being hung by the federal soldiers at the Owl Creek Bridge?

Ambrose Bierce took inspiration from his own life to write the story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." What detail below is NOT true about the author?

A student is writing a Literary Analysis paragraph about the sensory details used in the story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." Which sentence is correctly formatted for their opening claim/topic sentence?

A student is writing a Literary Analysis paragraph about the Sensory Details used in the story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." She wants to introduce the quote below with a signal phrase to explain how it is an example of an imagined event. Which phrase is best to introduce the quote and fill in the blank?

________________"By diving I could evade the bullets and, swimming vigorously, reach the bank, take to the woods and get away home."

What is the BEST way to combine the two sentences below?

The story explores the precision of military time. The story explored the unpredictable nature of thought.

What is the BEST way to combine the two sentences below?

Farquhar is being hanged by Union troops. Farquhar seemingly breaks free from the noose.

What is the BEST way to combine the two sentences below?

The last sentence reveals that Farquhar is dead. The last sentence reveals that Farquhar's escape was a hallucination.