Literary Elements
The black box grew shabbier each year: by now it was no longer completely black but splintered badly along one side to show the original wood color, and in some places faded or stained. The word shabbier here most likely means what?
What is gross, falling apart, in poor condition, or just uncared for?
What is a major theme of The Lottery?
What is Tradition? (anything to do with the dangers of tradition or blindly following old traditions).
Consider the description of the black box in The Lottery. What type of figurative language is best reflected in the passage?
What is symbolism?
Based on the below interaction, what is speaker 2's perspective of The Lottery?
1) “Some places have already quit lotteries,”
2) “Nothing but trouble in that... Pack of young fools.”
What is they do not want it to quit/end?
In The Lottery how does the onomatopoeia murmur contribute to the mood of the story when the author describes the gathering crowd?
What is it helps create anticipation or helps the reader imagine nervousness.
In The Lottery, how do the characters react when Mr. Summers asks for a hand with the black box, before the lottery?
What is they hesitated.