Literary Devices
Figure of speech that compares something using "like" or "as"
Simile
He showed Ralph how to use the conch
Piggy
Person, place, or thing
Noun
The number of acts in Julius Caesar
5
What happens to the winner of "The Lottery"
Stoned
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase
Alliteration
What the boys fear the most on the island
The Beast
Punctuation used to end a statement.
Period
The number of additional guests that are staying at the bed and breakfast in "The Landlady"
Zero
In "The Landlady," the state of the Landlady's pets
Stuffed
The type of irony where the audience knows something that the characters do not
Dramatic Irony
The tool used to light the fire
Piggy's Glasses
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Semicolon
"The Ides of March"
March 15
In "Lamb to the Slaughter," this kitchen item becomes a weapon in a shocking crime of passion.
Leg of lamb
Literary technique that hints at what is later to come in the story
Foreshadowing
The first of the boys to die on the island
Boy with the birthmark on his face
" "
Quotation Marks
He is the voice of reason in 12 Angry Men
Juror #8
In “The Landlady,” the one activity that the bed and breakfast owner wants Billy to do
Sign the guest book
Literary device where words are used to describe the sound they make
Onomatopoeia
The author of Lord of the Flies
William Golding
Phrase that identifies the speaker of a quotation
Speaker tag
The number of "winners" in "The Lottery"
One
In "Lamb to the Slaughter," what the killer does with the murder weapon