Terms that start with A
A character that opposes the protagonist.
Antagonist
The time and place of a story.
setting
A direct comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."
simile
Who is the main character in Long Way Down?
Will
Who ran the lottery?
Mr. Summers
The author of The Color Purple
Alice Walker
The author's message or truth about life
theme
A direct comparison of two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as."
metaphor
Who enters on the 7th floor?
Dani
What did the black dot symbolize in the lottery?
Death
To the extreme level, typically something bad or negative
Abject
The vantage point from which the story is told.
Language that appeals to the senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell, to help the reader experience or picture it in their mind.
imagery
Who enters on the 5th floor?
Uncle Mark
This sentence “The black box grew shabbier each year: by now it was no longer completely black but splintered badly along one side to show the original wood color, and in some places faded or stained.” shows an example of what literary device?
Imagery
The repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed by each other
Alliteration
The overall emotion created by a work of literature.
mood
The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot
foreshadowing
Who enters on the 3rd floor?
Frick
What was the setting of the lottery?
A rural farming village
A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from history, literature, sports, government, etc.
Allusion
The attitude a writer takes toward an audience, a subject, or a character.
tone
A contrast of what is expected and what really happens often resulting in humor or amusement.
irony
Who really killed Shawn?
We don't know!
What point of view was The Lottery written in?
3rd person