Elements of Fiction
A technique present in the story in which authors hint at what is to happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
Who Tells the fictional tales in the story?
Vera Sappleton
Why was the Monkey's paw created?
created to show that fate rules peoples lives and you alter it at your own peril
What does the black box in The Lottery symbolize?
Tradition
Where did Sergeant Major Morris bring the paw back from?
India
What is Situational Irony?
Have expectations then exact opposite occurs
His health/Ailments
This is what Mr. White and Herbert are doing in the opening of the story.
What is playing chess?
What is ironic about the title The Lottery?
Usually positive, here it means death.
What why is the name "Vera" Ironic in "The Open Window"?
means Truth in Latin
The emotion or atmosphere created in the reader by the story.
What is mood?
Vera tells Mrs. Sappleton Framton likely left because he was scared of this.
What is the spaniel/dog?
In "The Monkey's Paw", This literary device could be described as gloomy and suspenseful.
Mood
What early detail in “The Lottery” foreshadows the violent ending?
Kids gathering stones
The White's receive this before the Death of Herbert after Mr. White wishes for 200 pounds, causing situational Irony.
Receive a Tailor's Bill
The central idea that is revealed through a literary text that often pertains to everyday life.
What is theme?
What literary device is used when Vera tells her Aunt the "Pariah dog" story in The Open Window?
Dramatic Irony
What symbolic meaning does the monkey’s paw carry?
Fate’s danger / consequences of greed
What theme does The Lottery suggest by including the violent ending?
Don't blindly follow tradition
Name this Literary device: When readers or the audience are aware of things that characters in the story are not aware of.
What is dramatic irony?