Literary Terms
Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
Simile
This ceremony happens every year.
The Lottery-A stoning
Greg's problem
He doesn't get to play basketball due to his grades.
The full name of the author of "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Edgar Allan Poe
The game the father and son are playing in the beginning of the story...
chess
This is when an author gives the reader clues about something that may happen in the future in the reading.
Foreshadowing
This is the meeting place for the lottery.
Town square
The following is an example of what...
"Gust of wind made bits of paper dance between parked cars."
Personification
The reason the old man must be killed...
His eye
What was the first man's third wish?
For death
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
Personification
This character was in charge of conducting the Lottery.
Mr. Summers
Most obvious theme from the story.
Everybody has a treasure.
Phrase/questions repeated by the narrator proving that he is not mentally stable.
Why will you say that I am mad?
Most common motif found in the story.
three
This is an extreme exaggeration.
Hyperbole
The weapon of choice.
Stones of different sizes.
He learns to appreciate what his dad is doing for him.
The continuous heartbeat is a symbol for the narrator's what?
His guilt
What did the mother and father have to give in return for the 200 pounds?
Their son's life
There are three types of irony. Name them.
Verbal, Situational, and Dramatic
The black box is a symbol for...
Death
The "treasures" Lemon Brown carries with him.
Old harmonica and a newspaper clipping.
The police sitting above where the murder victim is hidden is any example of which type of irony?
Dramatic irony
What type of irony is exhibited in the quote below?
"I expect you'll find the cash tied up in a big bag in the middle of your bed" said Herbert. (Jacobs 3).
Verbal Irony