Grammar
You are required to know four sentence types: simple, compound, complex, and ________________.
compound-complex
White
Which literary device uses "like" or "as" to compare two things as similar?
Simile
Where was the Loisels invited?
a ball
What is the name of the person who wins the lottery at the end?
Tessie
Which two sentence types use a semicolon?
Compound and compound-complex
What were the father and son doing at the beginning of the story?
Playing chess.
How long does a theme need to be?
One complete sentence.
How much time had passed before the Loisels paid back their debt?
10 years.
Summer
Which two sentence types have exactly two clauses?
How did Sergeant-Major Morris try to get rid of the paw?
He tried to burn it by tossing it into the fire.
Consider this scenario:
Two known enemies become trapped under a fallen tree. The near-death experience is enough for them to see that their feud is foolish. One man passes another man a flask to keep him warm.
Which literary device would this be and why?
A symbol as it represents a peace offering or truce.
What was the situational irony in "The Necklace"?
The necklace that a rich woman had was fake.
Why is the lottery conducted?
To ensure a good harvest.
Provide IC1, IC2, and DC1 of the sentence:
Because Marlon has too many shoes, his father is insistent upon him throwing some out, and his room is too messy.
When identifying clauses, name TWO THINGS you don't include?
punctuation and FANBOYS
From where did Sergeant-Major Morris get the paw?
From a man who had already used his three wishes.
From India.
Delilah is using this piece of evidence to support her claim.
"She wrote as he dictated." It came from Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace" on page 5. How would the citation look?
(de Maupassant 5)
How did Madame Loisel's looks change as she paid off her debt?
She lost her beauty.
What is the situational irony in "The Lottery"?
You would expect the winners of a lottery to receive a good prize, but they get stoned to death.
Provide the sentence type and say why.
Why this school is so cold I'll never know.
This is complex because there is a DC ("Why this school is so cold") and an IC ("I'll never know).
10 days.
What is the difference between situational and dramatic irony?
Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something a character does not. Situational irony is when a character reacts way differently than expected.
Madame Forestier
Who wrote "The Lottery"?
Shirley Jackson