Literary Devices
The tension, humor, or suspense created by a situation in which the audience knows something the character or characters do not know.
Dramatic Irony
This person picks the paper with the black spot in The Lottery.
Tessie Hutchinson
Noisy, energetic or cheerful.
Boisterous
Who tells the Prince about what happened between Tybalt/Mercutio/Romeo in Romeo & Juliet?
Benvolio
Romeo kisses Juliet.
Act 1
A comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as'
Metaphor
The ruler of the land in Masque of the Red Death.
Prince Prospero
A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type
Epitome
What planet does All Summer in a Day take place on?
Venus
Juliet threatens to kill herself.
Act 4
A representation in words of a vivid sensory experience.
Imagery
The psychologist in Nightfall.
Sheerin
Extremely unpleasant.
Vile
What do the young characters find in The Fun They Had that shocks them?
A book
The Nurse delivers a message to Romeo.
Act 2
The use of indicative words or phrases and hints that set the stage for a story to unfold and give the reader a hint of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense
Foreshadowing
The individual who informs Romeo of Juliet's "death".
Balthasar
Great sorrow or distress.
The name of the planet in Nightfall.
Lagash
Romeo is banished.
Act 3
A statement that might seem to contradict itself but is nevertheless true; for example, “less is more.”
Paradox
The name of the woman who throws the biggest stone at Mrs. Hutchinson in The Lottery.
Mrs. Delacroix
Angry or sulky way, especially because you cannot do or have what you want.
According to Stephen King, what does watching horror movies do?
It allows people to release the darkest parts of their nature in a non-destructive way
Romeo dreams of his own death.
Act 5