author of hop-frog
edgar allen poe
what kind of jokes did the king like?
mean practical jokes
how many ministers were there
7
the ministers well all accomplished at what
joking
name of the king's fool
hop frog
the king liked hop-frog a lot because he was a
cripple and a dwarf and a fool
who named him hop-frog
the king's seven ministers
describe hop frog's walk
something between a leap and a wiggle
what was special about hop-frog's arms and legs
his legs were cripple, his arms had prodigious muscular power, he could climb anything
where was hop-frog from?
some barbarous region no one had heard of
how do we know the king had a successful army
they generals are described as every victorious, plus they captured hop frog and his lady trippetta
trippetta used her influence to
help hop-frog whenever she could
hop frog was called on for
masquerades and balls to set up the events
eclat define
Brilliancy of success or effort
why was hop-frog not fond of wine?
it excited the poor cripple almost to madness
what made hop-frog sad?
when the king ordered him to drink for his absent friends
the king's stupidity is first shown by
his love of crude jokes, then his misreading of hop frog and his inability to see hop frog's trap until it was too late
what word does the king misunderstand?
endeavor
how do we know how to feel about the king?
he is called a tyrant and a monster by the narrator
what did the king do to Trippetta and why
he threw her down and threw his wine in her face for asking him to spare hop frog
how do the king and his seven ministers dress to scare the women
as orangoutangs (ourang-outangs)
what does the orangoutang costume consist of
first tight-fitting stockinette shirts and drawers then saturated with tar then hair represented by flax
why were orangoutangs thought to be scary
they were not seen in that part of the world often
what is flax
A widely cultivated plant, Linum usitatissimum, having pale blue flowers, seeds that yield linseed oil, and slender stems from which a textile fiber is obtained
french words in hop frog
fete and flambeau
at what time did the orangoutangs appear
midnight
an example of the king showing SOME forethought is
excluding weapons from the room
an example of the king being stupid (in setting up the joke)
allowing himself to be chained and covered in tar and flax and allowing hop frog to lock the doors and keep the key
how were the king and his seven ministers hoisted up?
the chandelier had been removed so only a chain with a hook remained, hop frog attached the hook to the point at which their chains connected
who worked the chain?
some unknown force, probably trippetta
when was the group hoisted high?
after hop frog gave a shrill whistle
what was the grating sound heard by the kind after throwing trippetta and upon being strung halfway to the ceiling
the grinding of hop frog's teeth
ending of the story
hop frog and trippetta leave and are never seen again, assumed to have gone back to their own country