{"id":691,"date":"2016-10-06T14:06:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T14:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishlitvictorianmodern\/?post_type=chapter&p=691"},"modified":"2016-10-10T23:35:07","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T23:35:07","slug":"study-questions-activities-and-resources-13","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-englishlitvictorianmodern\/chapter\/study-questions-activities-and-resources-13\/","title":{"raw":"Study Questions, Activities, and Resources: Saki","rendered":"Study Questions, Activities, and Resources: Saki"},"content":{"raw":"
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Study Questions and Activities<\/h3>\r\n

The Open Window<\/h2>\r\n
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  1. Consult a good dictionary and then clarify the meaning of the word \u201cromance\u201d in the last sentence.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. In what way are the names of the three main characters well chosen?<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Give an example of each of the three types of irony in the story: verbal, dramatic, and situational irony.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    The Schartz-Metterlume Method<\/h2>\r\n
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    1. Discuss the nature of the satire against the nouveau riche<\/i> class in the story.<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. Does Lady Carlotta ever actually tell a lie in the story?<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. What is the significance of Carlotta\u2019s title and rank?<\/li>\r\n \t
    4. Give some examples of how Saki\u2019s style contributes to the humour.<\/li>\r\n \t
    5. To paraphrase Henri Bergson, \u201cComedy is the triumph of the vital [energetic, life-supporting, unpredictable, imaginative] over the mechanical [predictable, rigid].\u201d (A good example of the triumph of the vital character over the mechanical one would be that of the Roadrunner over Wile E. Coyote in any of the Roadrunner cartoons.) Discuss the triumph of either Vera over Frampton in \u201cThe Open Window\u201d or the triumph of Lady Carlotta over Mrs. Quabaral in \u201cThe Schartz-Metterklume Method.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t
    6. Compare the adaptation of \u201cThe Schartz- Metterklume Method,\u201d also on YouTube, with the professionally produced \u201cThe Open Doors\u201d mentioned in the Resources.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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      Resources<\/h2>\r\nA short film adaptation of \u201cThe Open Window\u201d called \u201cThe Open Doors\u201d<\/strong>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pBXb-8YoR0E\r\n\r\nThe Open Doors (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pBXb-8YoR0E<\/a>) by FutureShorts\r\n

      \"QR<\/a><\/h2>\r\nThe Schartz- Metterklume Method<\/strong>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e2G0U0VUI9g\r\n\r\nThe Schartz- Metterklume Method (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e2G0U0VUI9g<\/a>) by Matt Grover.\r\n\"QR<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

      Attributions<\/h2>\r\n<\/a>Figure 1<\/a>\r\n<\/strong>Hector Hugh Munro by GSL (http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Hector_Hugh_Munro.jpg<\/a>) is in the Public Domain","rendered":"
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      Study Questions and Activities<\/h3>\n

      The Open Window<\/h2>\n
        \n
      1. Consult a good dictionary and then clarify the meaning of the word \u201cromance\u201d in the last sentence.<\/li>\n
      2. In what way are the names of the three main characters well chosen?<\/li>\n
      3. Give an example of each of the three types of irony in the story: verbal, dramatic, and situational irony.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The Schartz-Metterlume Method<\/h2>\n
          \n
        1. Discuss the nature of the satire against the nouveau riche<\/i> class in the story.<\/li>\n
        2. Does Lady Carlotta ever actually tell a lie in the story?<\/li>\n
        3. What is the significance of Carlotta\u2019s title and rank?<\/li>\n
        4. Give some examples of how Saki\u2019s style contributes to the humour.<\/li>\n
        5. To paraphrase Henri Bergson, \u201cComedy is the triumph of the vital [energetic, life-supporting, unpredictable, imaginative] over the mechanical [predictable, rigid].\u201d (A good example of the triumph of the vital character over the mechanical one would be that of the Roadrunner over Wile E. Coyote in any of the Roadrunner cartoons.) Discuss the triumph of either Vera over Frampton in \u201cThe Open Window\u201d or the triumph of Lady Carlotta over Mrs. Quabaral in \u201cThe Schartz-Metterklume Method.\u201d<\/li>\n
        6. Compare the adaptation of \u201cThe Schartz- Metterklume Method,\u201d also on YouTube, with the professionally produced \u201cThe Open Doors\u201d mentioned in the Resources.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
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          Resources<\/h2>\n

          A short film adaptation of \u201cThe Open Window\u201d called \u201cThe Open Doors\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n