The Black Cat
Author of the story
Edgar Allan Poe
day of the lottery
June 27
where the narrator and her husband spend the summer
a colonial mansion
as clear as crystal is an example of
simile
homophones are
words having the same pronunciation but different meanings
name of the narrator's first cat
pluto
person in charge of the lottery
Mr. Summers
the kind of room John chooses for the narrator
sunny nursery with barred windows
I've been waiting for ages is an example of
hyperbole
foreshadowing is
a literary device that gives an indication or hint of what will happen later in the story
how the narrator's wife dies
the narrator strikes her with a knife (axe in a different version)
what's on most of the slips of paper
a black dot
John's treatment for his wife's condition
complete rest and no work or writing
he has a heart of gold is an example of
metaphor
thesis statement is
main idea or argument of your essay
how the police discovers the wife's body
the cat meows
how Tessie reacts when her family wins the lottery
she protests that it isn't fair
what the narrator believes she sees behind the wallpaper pattern
a creeping woman
Danny's dog dove into the ditch is an example of
alliteration
ONE poet/poem we covered
Edgar Allan Poe, "Annabel Lee"
Sylvia Plath "Childless Woman"
Elizabeth Browning "How do I love thee"
where the narrator hides his wife's body
in the cellar wall
Old Man Warner's attitude toward the lottery
he thinks it's a sacred tradition that must continue
what happens to John when he sees what his wife has done
he faints
boom, drip, splash, zap are examples of
Onomatopoeia
Haiku structure
three lines
pattern: 5-7-5 syllables