"The Wife's Story by Ursula K. Le Guin
Directions: Read the unabridged short story titled "The Wife's Story" by Ursula K. Le
Guin. Answer the close reading questions that follow thoughtfully and to the best of
your abilities.

1. Refer to the following brief excerpt. Which literary device is applied?
I don't believe in it. I don't believe
I don't understand it.
that it happened.
A. Antithesis
B. Fallacy
C. Anaphora
D. Epanalepsis
2. In the context of the excerpt, explain the intended effect of this literary device (the
answer to Question 1).
3. Refer to the following brief excerpt. Based solely on this excerpt, what is implied
about the husband?
It can't be. He was
always gentle. If you'd have seen him
playing with the children, anybody who
saw him with the
children would have known that there wasn't any bad in him, not
one mean bone.

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