Briskly
adverb
Definition-sharp in tone or manner
Source-https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briskly
I found this in A Jury of her Peers by Susan Glaspell on page 271. The quote was “There was a laugh for the ways of women, a warming of hands over the stove and then the county attorney said briskly; “Well lets go right out to the barn and get that cleared up”.” Knowing the definition just made it more realistic for me to envision the story in my head.
Procession
noun
Definition: continuous forward movement
Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/procession
I found this word in “The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin. It is located on the second page second paragraph in the third sentence. “But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would come that would belong to her absolutely.”
It makes more sense now that I know the definition and the way that the author means that Mrs.Mallard would be thinking about the way that she can move forward now that she only had herself to worry about.
What do you want to know more about when reading “A Rose for Emily”?
While reading A Rose for Emily I wanted to know why the author started off the story by saying that Miss Emily Grierson died. This way of starting the story off in my point of view is to set up for the rest of the story. It’s like a preview to what will come later. The author tells us that she dies and then starts to tell us about Miss Emily Grierson.
“Alive, Miss Emily had been a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town, dating from that day in 1894 when Colonel Sartoris, the mayor–he who fathered the edict that no Negro woman should appear on the streets without an apron-remitted her taxes, the dispensation dating from the death of her father on into perpetuity.”
Also I wanted to know more about what Miss Emily did as a occupation.
Tarnished (Verb)
Tarnished means to make or become dull or discolored
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary
“A Rose For Emily” by William Faulkner
“They rose when she entered – a small, fat women in black, with a thin gold chain descending to her belt, leaning on an ebony cane with a tarnished gold head.
I now understand this word and the reason as to why it was place in this sentence. The author was describing how discolored and dull the gold head piece actually looked.
niche (noun) -a recess in a wall especially for a statue. like a hidden private area.
i found this definition on https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/niche
i found this word in passage “A Rose for Emily”
by William Faulkner.
“she had evidently shut up the top floor of the
house–like the carven torso of an idol in a niche, looking or not looking
at us, we could never tell which.”
Niche is overall a shadow or indent in a wall that is able to hold something. usually used for flowers, picture frames, statues and more.
Now knowing the the definition i can better understand what they are trying to say. usually what ever is in a niche is trying be focused on and thats where all the attention is. 
Ungainly (adjective)
Ungainly- not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy
Sources – http://www.dictionary.com/browse/ungainly?s=t
I have encountered this word when I was reading ” A Rose of Emily” by Susan Glaspell. Its on page 263, ” The county attorney was looking at the cupboard– a peculiar, ungainly structure, half closet and half cupboard..”. Now that I know the meaning of the word ungainly, I know that the cupboard was built awkward and that was like kinda distracting the attorney.
Inextricable (adjective)
Inextricable – forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free.
sources: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inextricable
I have encountered this word while reading the story of “A Rose For Emily”. It is located on section five, on the the last page, third paragraph, also on page 6/6. This word was in a sentences “What was left of him, rotted beneath what was left of the nightshirt, had become inextricable from the bed in which he lay; and upon him the pillow beside him lay that even coating of the patent and biding dust.” Now that I have understand the meaning of this word, inextricable means that you can’t escape from something. Just like it was said in the story “had become inextricable from the bed in which he lay;” is telling us that he can not be separated, or escape from where he is. Which can also be trying to say that he can not escape his death.
Triumph(noun): 1. the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant; victory; conquest. 2. a significant success or noteworthy achievement; an instance or occasion of victory.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/triumph
The Story of An Hour by Kate Chopin, “There was a feverish triumph in her eyes, and she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of Victory.” In this statement, Mrs. Mallard was happy that finally, something good will come to her yet she was not unaware of what would come next, she was unaware of that she was going to die.
What is ” A Jury of Her Peers” Point of view?
After Reading “A Jury of Her Peers” I took some time to look at what is the POV of the story. I think that it could be argued that it is a 2nd person story. a 2nd person POV is a point of view where the narrator tells the story to another character. This is kind of how the story is told to us by Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Peters and others. Now I don’t feel its a perfect representation of this POV because the narrator is kind of out side the story. But it might be the closest what have to this point in this class.
What does gothic mean? What is Southern Gothic, specifically? Wikipedia might be a good place to get a definition and explanation of what Southern Gothic is. How is “A Rose for Emily” an example of this? You might add that as your vocabulary word as well.
There are many genres that cover different writing styles throughout the history of literature. These genres help with identifying the themes and context of literature, which can be found in William Faulkners “A Rose for Emily”. One example of this is Southern Gothic.
Southern Gothic is known to be a subgenre of Gothic literature containing dark themes. The subgenre was common during the early 19th century and much of it stems from views and events of the American South. It covered controversial and grotesque characters, often known for its dark humor and ironic writing. These fictional stories are made from the inspiration of the Souths past of slavery, decay, and societal issues. William Faulkner is well known for writing in this subgenre and this story shows elements of it.
In the story itself, we learn about Emily from an outsiders perspective, us readers being fed information only from those who seem to know her. Within the story, rumors are spread based on the actions she takes.
“So THE NEXT day we all said, ‘She will kill herself’; and we said it would be the best thing. When she had first begun to be seen with Homer Barron, we had said, ‘She will marry him.'”
There are expectations for her to commit suicide, believing that it would be the best. This is one of the central themes as the story starts with Emily’s death, and further along the reader learns about how the death of her father affects her mentally. As she ages, her mental state becomes more unstable and she hides away from the eyes of society. The story fits in with the subgenre as it relates to the decaying home Emily lives in along with a transformation that leads to the worst. Her life shows a twisted form of reality, ending with her corpse being found in her bedroom.
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