<p> Reading Guide for “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”</p><p>Literary Terms Definition Examples Irony</p><p>Point of View  Objective  Subjective</p><p>Flashback</p><p>Inference</p><p>Vocabulary Acclivity Embrasure Manifestations Etiquette Apprehension Imperious Poignant Ramification Periodicity Effaced Apprised Undulations</p><p>OVER Why has Farquhar, a civilian, been sentenced to hang?</p><p>What elements suggest Farquhar’s delusion of escape? </p><p>At the last moment, Farquhar thinks of a desperate escape plan. What is it?</p><p>What happens at the end of part III? What does Farquhar imagine?</p><p>Part II of the story characterizes Peyton Farquhar as a civilian who had longed for “the larger life of the soldier, the opportunity for distinction.” In light of subsequent events, what is ironic about Farquhar’s longings?</p><p>Part III concentrates on Farquhar’s perceptions. What details from this final scene suggest that the events take place in him mind?</p><p>The story’s last sentence is abrupt and surprising. What comment on life and death do you think this sentence makes?</p>