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Figurative Language
Figurative Language
THE LOTTERY
Literary Techniques
LIterary Techniques
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" It took me a million years to get this assignment finished" is an example of ...

What is Hyperbole

100
"The wind caressed my cheek." is an example of
What is personification?
100

This annual event brings the entire village together on a sunny June morning, even though its true purpose is anything but celebratory.

What is The Lottery?

100
The struggle between 2 opposing forces in a novel is called
What is conflict?
100
The feeling created in a reader by a literary work.
What is mood?
200
"I was so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of...
What is an Idion
200
A word whose sounds suggests its meaning.
What is onomatopoeia?
200

This shabby object, splintered and patched over the years, represents tradition and the villagers’ resistance to change.

What is the black box?

200
The central character in a story is called
What is the protagonist?
200
A category of literature.
What is genre?
300
"He was as strong as a horse." is an example of
What is a similie
300
"She was darkness, evil incarnate." is an example of
What is a metaphor?
300
The structure or shape of written work.
What is form?
300
An interruption in a story to tell about events that happened earlier.
What is Flashback?
300
Hints about events that will occur further on in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
400
Words or phrases that appeal to the senses and conjure up pictures.
What is imagery?
400
"Working Vacation" is an example of
What is a oxymoron?
400

Despite its cheerful setting and casual tone at the beginning, the story ends with this shocking ritual punishment.

What is a stoning?

400
The opponent of the main character is called
What is the antagonist?
400
A contradictory statement or situation.
What is irony?
500
The thoughts, feelings, and images associated with a word.
What is connotation?
500

The definition of a word. (*Hint - begins with the letter D)

What is denotation?

500

The story explores how ordinary people can commit horrific acts simply by following this powerful social force.

What is conformity (or blind tradition)?


500
A reference made to a famous person, place, or event.
What is an allusion?
500
When you ask a question that you already know the answer to, this is called
What is Rhetorical Question?