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Pick out one or two other examples of allusion from the story and comment briefly on the comparison made.

He wanted to turn me into a miserable lawyer’s clerk, and now he wants to make of me

a blamed tame rabbit in a cage.


In this sentence, there is a comparison made between Harry Hagberd and Rabbit.


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1

Comment on the technique used by the author to unfold the story of Captain Hagberd’s past.

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Identify instances in the story in which you find streaks of insanity in people other than Hagberd. What implications do they suggest?

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Now complete the columns below and mark the syllable that receives primary stress.

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What brought Captain Hagberd to Colebrook?