Flashbacks & Foreshadowing
What is foreshadowing?
A hint or clue about what will happen next.
Name the 3 types of irony.
1. Situational irony
2. Verbal irony
3. Dramatic irony
What is mood?
Mood is the emotion/feeling you get while reading a story.
Theme can be described as the big idea or life lesson we learn after reading a story.
What is the exposition in a story?
The beginning of the story where we are introduced to characters, setting, and background information.
What is a flashback?
A scene that interrupts the present story to show something from the past.
Define the 3 types of irony.
1. Situational irony: the opposite of what you expect happens.
2. Verbal irony: someone says the opposite of what they mean/you expect.
3. Dramatic irony: the reader/audience knows something the characters do not.
What is tone?
Tone is the author's attitude about the story they are telling.
Provide a definition for each type of character: round, flat, static, and dynamic.
Round: character with lots of different character traits.
Flat: a character with minimal/no character traits.
Static: Character who does not change/grow as the story progresses.
Dynamic: a character who changes/grows as the story progresses. They learn something.
What is imagery?
The use of descriptive language that appeals to the 5 senses.
What are the 4 types of indirect foreshadowing?
1. Symbols
2. Metaphors
3. Innocuous details
4. Pathetic Fallacy
Name and define the different types of third person point of view.
1. Third person limited: uses a narrator who is not involved in the story. A limited point of view means the narrator does not have access to all the characters thoughts and feelings.
2. Third person omniscient: the narrator has access to all the characters thoughts and feelings.
What is a symbol?
A person, place, or object in a story that represents a deeper meaning or idea (not the literal meaning).
List the 6 elements of a plot structure in the correct order.
Exposition, Inciting incident, Rising action, Climax, Falling action, Resolution.
What is a protagonist? What is an antagonist? Provide an example of each from one of the short stories we read this unit.
Protagonist: the main character of a story. Often referred to as the "hero" or "good guy" in a story.
Antagonist: the character or force the protagonist struggles with. Often referred to as the "villain."
What are the two different types of flashbacks? What are the differences between the two?
1. External flashbacks: recount events that happened before the story started.
2. Internal flashbacks: take the reader back to an event that has already happened in the story.
Name and define the different types of first person point of view.
1. First person reliable: the author is a character in the story and uses pronouns like "I," "me," and/or "my." The author is trustworthy.
2. First person unreliable: The author is not trustworthy and is hiding something from us.
3. First person central: The author is a main character in the story.
4. First person peripheral: The author is a side/minor character, possibly observing what they see from an outsider perspective.
In "The Lottery," what could the black box symbolize?
How would you best describe the Landlady's character? Use details to support your answer.
Suspicious, sinister, creepy...
AMV.
Why does the setting in "Save the Moon," have such an important impact on what happens?
The house a dome shaped, futuristic home, with lots of technology inside. This is important because it causes the stranger to believe he has been abducted by aliens.
in "Save the Moon," the following quote is an example of of which type of foreshadowing?
"In this story, the way things look is really important." Be specific!
Direct foreshadowing - revelatory statement.
Describe the 3 types of irony used in "Lamb to the Slaughter."
Dramatic Irony: We know Mary killed her husband, but the detectives don't.
Situational Irony: Mary, a loving and devoted wife, kills her husband. The detectives, who are searching for the murder weapon, eat the murder weapon.
Verbal Irony: Mary offering the detectives supper and saying it would be a "favour to me." When the detectives say the murder weapon is "right under our noses."
What is the mood in the short story "The Lottery"? Does the mood remain the same or change as the story progresses?
Initial mood: cheerful, happy, peaceful
Ending mood: fearful, anxious, sinister
What do you think the theme of "The Lottery," might be? Why?
The main theme in "The Lottery," would be how dangerous it can be to blindly follow traditions. The villages tradition of "the lottery" results in an innocent community member being stoned to death every year. Community members want to continue with the lottery because they are scared of change and believe tradition is necessary for good crop growth.
Identify each element of the plot diagram as it appears in "Lamb to the Slaughter."
Exposition: Mary is peacefully waiting for her husband to get home from work. She is described as loving, devoted wife.
Inciting Incident (conflict): When Patrick arrives home and is acting strange. Patrick gives Mary shocking news creating a conflict between the two of them. We can assume he is leaving her.
Rising Action: Mary pretends she didn't hear what Patrick said to her. Mary still insists on making him supper. Mary continues to go about her evening as if everything were normal. She goes to the cellar and retrieves a lamb leg to cook for dinner.
Climax: Mary kills Patrick by striking him in the back of the head with a lamb leg.
Falling Action: Mary stages a crime scene, arranges and alibi, and calls the police. The police investigate the crime scene and question Mary. The lamb leg is cooking in the oven.
Resolution: Mary convinces the detectives to eat the lamb leg, getting rid of the murder weapon.