Plot + Structure
What is the part of the story where characters and setting are introduced.
Exposition
Repeating words or phrases for emphasis is called this.
Repetition
This is the subject of a text, usually one or two words.
Topic
A character who opposes the main character.
Antagonist
This character conducts the lottery each year.
Mr. Summers
What is the turning point or most intense moment in a story.
Climax
Giving human traits to non-human things is called this.
Personification
This is a message or lesson about life expressed in a full sentence.
Theme
The main character in a story.
Protagonist
Villagers gather these at the beginning of the story, hinting at the ending.
Stones
This part of the story shows the consequences after the climax.
Falling Action
This literary device compares two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
Simile
“Love” is an example of this.
Topic
The time, place, and environment of a story.
When Tessie draws the paper with the black dot is which part of the plot?
The climax
A diagram often used to map plot structure is called this.
Plot Diagram
“The classroom was a zoo” is an example of this literary device.
“Love can lead to sacrifice” is an example of this.
Theme
The attitude or feeling of the narrator toward a subject.
Tone
Tessie Hutchinson says this when she realizes she has been selected.
"It isn't fair"
Give me the order of the plot diagram
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Foreshadowing is a literary device where the author gives hints or clues about what will happen later in a story. Give me an example of foreshadowing in the lottery.
The children gathering stones in the beginning.
In The Lottery, “tradition” is the topic. Give me an possible theme in The Lottery.
Student gives an example.
- Blindly following tradition can be dangerous.
- The reluctance to reject tradition etc
A struggle between opposing forces in a story.
Conflict
What type of conflict is Tessie Hutchinson experiencing when she goes against the villagers?
External Conflict - Character vs Society