Literary Elements
What is the setting of the story
What is small town, June 27th, summer
What is the last name of the oldest man in the village
What is Warner
something that is harmful
What is pestilence
Cheerful and friendly
What is Jovial
Name one symbol in the short story
What is black box = death, Mr. Graves = death, Mr. Summers=season, White papers =freedom
What does the oldest man in the village symbolize and why?
What is He symbolizes tradition and luck
what were the boys collecting at the beginning of the story?
What is stones
something that is difficult
What is daunting
What is Lapse
What is the point of view of the story
What is Third person
Who betrays Mrs. Hutchinson and how?
What is Mrs. Delacroix and Mrs. Dunbar They throw rocks at her at the end
Name one place the box was kept during the rest of the year
What is post office, market, barn
equipment needed for a particular activity; miscellaneous articles
What is paraphernalia
To a great degree; in large amounts
What is Profusely
Provide an example of irony Hint: When what happens was least expected
What is Tessie "won" even though she forgot what day it was. (The Lottery)
Name two of Mrs. Hutchinson's children
What is Little Davey, Billy, Nancy
What do the slips of paper blowing away symbolize?
What is freedom
not coming naturally
What is constrained
annoying
What is cantankerous
What is the theme of the story? (lesson learned)
EXAMPLE: What is during times of crisis, people look out for themselves
What is Mrs. Hutchinson's husbands name
What is Bill Hutchinson
What literary element are the rocks an example of at the beginning of the story
What is foreshadowing
filled with worry, unsettling
What is disconcerting
passionate, feeling strongly about something
What is fervent