An Occurrence at Owl Creek Vocabulary

quickly and without ceremony

• ineffable

• summarily

• oscillation

physically or mentally painful

• ineffable

• ludricrous

• poignant

the action of swinging back and forth

• oscillation

• ineffable

• summarily

laughably absurd; ridiculous

• told by a character in the story

• presaging

• ludicrous

predicting

• poignant

• presaging

• oscillation

endless

• ludicrous

• oscillation

• interminable

beyond description; inexpressible

• ineffable

• summarily

• first person

I stood upon a railroad bridge, looking down into the swift water below.

• third person limited

• first person

• third person omniscient

He closed his eyes in order to fix his last thoughts upon his wife and children.

• first person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

The company faced the bridge, staring stonily, motionless...Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is to be received with formal manifestations of respect.

• third person limited

• first person

• third person omniscient