Show:
Plot
Setting
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
"The Lottery"
"A Clean Well-Lighted Place"
100
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement
What is the Freytag diagram
100
The setting creates for the reader a feeling or....
What is mood/atmosphere
100
The setting for "The Tell-Tale Heart"
What is an old mansion (the old man's house)
100
an old tradition where a drawing takes place in order to determine who will be "sacrificed."
What is the lottery
100
late night, cafe, electric lighting
What is the setting for "A Clean Well-Lighted Place"
200
an external or internal struggle of values, needs or interests
What is conflict
200
Types of setting that relate to a defined plot
What is man vs. nature/man vs. society
200
the thing that drives the man to madness
What is the old man's eye
200
a small village, June 27th, people are gathered in the town square (between post office and bank), around 10:00am.
What is the setting of "The Lottery"
200
The Spanish word for "nothing"
What is nada
300
The events leading to a climax. The building of suspense or conflict.
What is rising action
300
3 elements of plot
What is time (historical period), geography (place), and cultural.
300
The sound coming from the floorboards
What is the old man's heart
300
"... 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."
What is the box that the participants draw from.
300
the stated reason for the older waiter not going home after close.
What is insomnia
400
The point in the story where the ending of the story or denouement becomes inevitable. Point of no return.
What is climax
400
The social environment in which we live. Including social institutions, culture and our own social roles.
What is milieu
400
The lottery "winner."
What is Tessie Hutchinson
500
The supposed resolution. A catharsis for the reader and characters
What is the denouement
500
The setting is used to lure the reader away from specific inferences and alter their thinking. In this case the setting is being used as...
What is literary device
500
an old symbol to indicate a sentence of death. Most commonly seen associated with pirates (due to it's use in Treasure Island.)
What is the black spot or the mark on the lottery paper