Literary Elements #1
Refers to the time and place in which a story takes place.
What is setting?
The main character of a story, novel, or play.
What is the protagonist?
A person who tells the story.
What is Narrator?
what do the young boys collect and stack in the beginning of the short story " The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.
Rocks
Rocks in buckets
The end of a narrative.
What is resolution?
A literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist.
What is a conflict?
Refers to the central, deeper meaning of a written work. (A general life lesson)
What is theme?
What was the symbol used to show that a person had won the lottery?
A piece of paper with a black dot in the middle.
In "Other Side of The Sky" what were the two countries that were mentioned in the story?
Afghanistan and Pakistan
The author's attitude towards or the vibe of what the writing is about.
What is tone?
The event leading up the most significant moment in the story or literary work.
The Rising Action
The most important event in a novel or literary work.
What is climax?
What is the last name of the Character who is selected for the lottery?
Mrs.Hutchinson
What does the word "Amicable" mean?
with friendliness
The reader is part of the story. The narrator describes the reader's actions, thoughts, and background using "you."
Second-person point of view
The point of view in which the narrator is telling the story through their own perspective.
What is First Person Point of View.
The point of view in which the narrator is a person who is not involved in the story.
What is third person point of view.
In the USA, there is an annual ceremony during which the President grants an official ___________to a ____________, before the Holiday:___________.
Pardon, Turkey, Thanksgiving
Is the word "Dynamic" a Noun, verb, or adjective?
Adjective
The character in conflict with the Protagonist.
What is Antagonist?
a figure of speech in which two essentially dissimilar objects or concepts are expressly compared with one another through the use of “like” or “as."
What is a simile?
Creates a comparison without the use of “like” or “as.”
What is a metaphor?
Who is the Character who says "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon"?
Old man Warner
What day is "The Lottery" held on?
June 27th.