| A | B |
| The setting: | Dublin, Ireland in 1920s |
| Author: | Liam O'Flaherty |
| fanatic | overzealous for a cause |
| remorse: | to feel deep regret |
| ruse: | clever plan |
| twilight | the time before night |
| the central irony: | he killed his brother |
| sniper | a hidden gunman |
| The country who owner Ireland: | Britain |
| the universal theme: | the horror of war |
| the protagonist undergoes change: | round character |
| the rotagonist's change: | when he questions the war |
| thet Republicans wanted: | to be free of Great Britain |
| sniper's external conflict: | kill his enemy |
| sniper's internal conflict: | is his cause the right one |
| the story's theme: | the horror of civil war |
| the close of the story: | surprise ending |
| fratricide: | brother killing brother |
| fratricide in the bible: | Cain kills Abel |
| the connotation of sniper: | a negative connotation |
| Irish names often begin with: | O' |