Other Techniques
What is foreshadowing?
hints in the text as to what will happen later
What are the three parts of setting that are important?
time, place, environment
What point of view is "Just Lather, That's All" told from?
1st point of view
What environment is most important in "Popular Mechanics?"
social
the number of children she has
3
What do we call the person who is the main character of the story, attempting to achieve a particular goal?
Protagonist (the person, event, or thing causing the person problems is known a the antagonist)
What element is this from "A Sound of Thunder"?
"...a long line of Adam's grandchildren"
allusion
What environment is most important for the short story "The Lady or the Tiger"?
political
What point of view is "Lamb to the Slaughter"?
third person limited
her age
52
What is suspense?
What type of irony is this?
A police officer gets ticketed for speeding.
Situational irony
In "A Sound of Thunder," what is most probably the inciting incident of the story?
when Eckels is questioning if he should go on the safari (and then he decides to go)
What is the turning point for the story "A Lamb to the Slaughter"?
When the detectives are at the house investigating and she offers the food to them.
the color of car she drives
white
What is allusion?
a reference in a literary work to a famous person, place, event, or other literary work, history, mythology, or pop culture.
A movie shows a boyfriend and girlfriend at the movies together. The girlfriend gets up to go to the bathroom, but instead, she meets up with another boy right outside the theatre. She returns to her seat and her boyfriend is none the wiser.
dramatic irony
dramatic irony (WE know it's the murder weapon, but they don't.)
Mary Maloney is a dynamic character. Explain why.
She begins as a loving, doting housewife. Then she snaps after the husband tells her something. Mary goes on to demonstrate change as she transitions from worry to sadness, to confidence, and ultimately to happiness. She has become manipulative in a way that allows her to continue living her life without Patrick.
favorite genre of movies, books, and tv shows
Horror
What are the three most important aspects of the environment of a story?
social, political, and economic
Is this verbal irony?
Someone takes a difficult test and says, "Wow, that was really hard!"
No!
Verbal irony would be if the person took the hard test and said, "Wow, that was easy!"
What is an example of situational irony in "Just Lather, That's All"?
The captain tells the barber at the end that he knew who he was. (We DID NOT expect that!)
Define allusion and give an example of one from any of the stories. Explain WHY that allusion was used.
answers will vary (ex: Bradbury's narration in "A Sound of Thunder" references Hitler, Alexander the Great, Adam, and Jesus to show just how far back in the past they are going...It is also to make you wonder what else has changed at the end—other than the U.S. president. Could this have changed Jesus or Hitler's outcomes?)
the two clubs Mrs. Graham sponsors at MHS
thespians and book club