Elements
when a reader knows something that a character doesn't realize
What is dramatic irony?
when something in a story is use beyond its literal meaning
What is symbolism?
when you explain how the evidence proves your claim
What is a tie-in?
punctuation marks that you place around your evidence/example from the text
What are quotation marks?
author of "The Lottery"
Who is Shirley Jackson?
author shows you what a character is like through action, dialogue, etc.
What is indirect characterization?
a genre of literature where there is a major and tension-filled build-up of events that leads up to a climax; it leaves you on the edge of your seat wanting to know more
What is suspense?
an example from the story that proves your claim
What is evidence?
What are quotation marks?
author of "The Landlady"
Who is Roald Dahl?
when actions or events have the opposite result from what is expected
What is situational irony?
when you mean something different than what you say and cause insult
What is sarcasm?
when you make a statement about literature that you will prove is true with evidence
What is a claim?
punctuation mark used to introduce
What is a colon?
author of "Story of an Hour"
Who is Kate Chopin?
the use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says
What is verbal irony?
a lesson/statement about life/moral of a story
What is a theme?
the lead into/or introduction of the evidence
What is a set-up?
punctuation mark used to combine two independent clauses that are about the same idea
What is a semicolon?
a story about a town's sinister, yearly ritual where the person who draws the final black-spotted paper gets killed by stones
What is "The Lottery"?
author tells you what a character is like
What is direct characterization?
a type of fiction literature meant to be read in one sitting
What is short story?
MLA method used to cite your evidence
What is in-text citation?
author's last name + page number are within two of this punctuation mark at the end of your evidence
What are parenthesis?
a story about a weird woman with a weird fetish who lures a man into her home to suggestively kill him and stuff him
What is "The Landlady"?