An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge And Chickamauga

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Authors of short stories use different techniques to bring attention to the main purpose of the story as well as to make the story more lively and interesting for the audience. Ambrose Bierce, a short story author, uses similar literary techniques in each of his stories, such as, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” and “Chickamauga.” In the two stories mentioned Bierce uses literary devices and techniques such as, imagery, realism, and similes to help convey his message to readers. In both stories Ambrose Bierce uses imagery to create vivid pictures in the reader’s minds. For example, in “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” when Bierce describes a character’s condition. “His tongue was swollen with thirst; he relieved its fever by thrusting
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