The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving - Analysis
Themes · Cotton Mather's Tales of Witchcraft lend a feel of realistic supernatural, of historical accuracy · Tentative language in regards to the supernatural “This has ever since been considered a haunted stream, and fearful are the feelings of the schoolboy who has to pass it alone after dark” Devices · Lists “Under this were hung flails, harness, various utensils of husbandry, and nets for fishing in the neighboring river. Benches were built along the sides for summer use; and a great spinning-wheel at one end, and a churn at the other, showed the various uses to which this important porch might be devoted” · Run-on sentences · Lots of semi-colons · Maxims “I profess not to know how women's hearts are wooed and won. To me they have always been matters of riddle and admiration. Some seem to have but one vulnerable point, or door of access; while others have a thousand avenues, and may be captured i