The Lottery
What tone does the author set at the beginning of the story?
What is Cheerful/Familial/Friendly
What war is taking place at the time of the story?
What is The Civil War
What is the power the monkey's paw possesses?
What is It Grants Three Wishes
"Eyes like daggers" is an example of what figurative language?
What is a Simile
The way Chandler Bing speaks. CLUE: He's sarcastic.
What is Verbal Irony
Do young children participate in the lottery?
What is Yes, All Ages Do
What sound awakens Farquhar to the fact that the noose has broken?
What is A Loud Splash
What is the moral of the story?
What is Be Careful What You Wish For
"The flowers danced in the breeze" is an example of what figurative language?
What is Personification
When the reader knows something the characters do not
What is Dramatic Irony
How much money does the winner of the lottery get?
What is None-- they get killed
What is making the sharp, metallic ringing, which sounds both distant and close by that Farquhar hears?
What is A Pocket watch
A hint of future events in literature is called _______
What is Foreshadowing
"She is the apple of my eye" is an example of what figurative language?
What is a Metaphor
When the opposite of what is expected happens
What is Situational Irony
What type of irony is the ending?
What is Situational
"The water roared in his ear like the voice of Niagara" has what type of figurative language
*There is more than one correct answer
What is Simile/personification/Allusion
Active or Passive?
The street lamp flickering opposite shone on a quiet and deserted road.
"Chocolate is his Kryptonite" is an example of what figurative language?
What is an Allusion
A fireman is praised for saving the cat out of the fire that he started
What is Dramatic Irony
What is a theme of The Lottery?
What is Traditions Can Be Dangerous/Shouldn't Always Be Followed
The ending is an example of this kind of irony.
What is Situational
What best describes the mood of "The Monkey's Paw"
What is Gloomy/Intense/Dangerous/Scary/Creepy
"Don't trust that big cat; he's lion." is an example of what figurative language?
What is a Pun
The fire station burns down
What is Situational irony