How does the author create surprise in "the horseman in the sky"? he reveals that the soldier on watch lowers his gun in response to the prospect of shooting another person. he creates unusual contrasts such as the height of the cliffs and the dooryard size of the meadow. he allows the reader to view the horse and its rider falling from the perspective of the soldier at the foot of the cliff. he slows the pace and startles the reader by having the watchman hesitate twice before firing.

The author creates surprise in "The Horseman in the Sky" as:

He allows the reader to view the horse and its rider falling from the perspective of the soldier at the foot of the cliff.  

The story “A Horseman in the Sky”(1889) written by Ambrose Bierce is an account of the wartime during which the soldiers and the citizens of the country had to take very difficult ethical decisions. Bierce possess the quality of bringing the battles and the soldiers’ experiences both on and off the battlefield visible to the readers and feel it. Considering his duty for the nation as his priority, Carter Druse shots his own father when he finds his father to be a spy to protect the union’s position.

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).

i would suggest wrtiing it urslef

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