Vocabulary
This word means to annoy or bother someone until they’re frustrated.
In Lamb to the Slaughter, the police eat the murder weapon while saying, “The evidence is probably right under our noses.”
What is dramatic irony
This part of the old man disturbs the narrator so much that he decides to kill him.
What is the vulture eye
This is the main character who kills her husband with a leg of lamb.
Who is Mary Maloney
An objective summary should include this type of information, avoiding personal opinions or feelings.
What is only the main ideas or important events?
If you try to hold back a laugh or a sneeze, you might do this.
What is Stifle
A teacher says, “Oh, great, another pop quiz,” when they actually mean the opposite.
What is verbal irony
The narrator claims he isn’t mad; instead, he insists he has this heightened sense.
What is hearing
Mary kills her husband after he delivers this shocking news.
What is that he is leaving her.
This type of words or phrases help your summary flow and connect ideas clearly.
What are transition words?
A tiny crack or opening, often in a wall or floor, is called this.
What is Crevice
You study hard for a test and expect to do well, but you end up failing it.
What is situational irony.
This sound drives the narrator to confess his crime.
What is the beating of the old man's heart
After committing the crime, Mary cleverly does this to cover up her guilt.
What is making it look like she was out shopping / creating an alibi?
When summarizing a story, you should leave out these kinds of details.
What is personal details?
To act in a way that pretends to have morals or beliefs you don’t actually follow is to be this.
What is hypocritical
In a scary movie, the audience knows the villain is hiding in the closet, but the main character opens it anyway.
What is dramatic irony.
This is the point of view the story is told from.
What is first person
The police unknowingly do this while investigating the murder, not realizing the murder weapon is right under their noses.
What is eating the leg of lamb?
An objective summary usually starts with this type of sentence that tells the title, author, and main idea.
what is the topic sentence
This word describes mocking laughter, often cruel or mean-spirited.
What is derision
A fire station burns down.
What is situational irony.
One example of this literary device is when the narrator believes he is sane, but the audience clearly knows he is not.
What is dramatic irony
This literary device is used when the murder weapon is literally “consumed” by those trying to solve the crime.
What is situational irony?
The last sentence of an objective summary often uses this to wrap up the story without adding new opinions.
What is a concluding sentence?