Irony, Ambiguity and Symbolism

Literary Terms to Know:    Academic Vocabulary

Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Symbolism
Public Symbol
Personal Symbol
Ambiguity
Allusion
Alegory

"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson

Activity 1:  Print and Close Read the Full Text and Discussion Questions of "The Lottery."

"The Lottery"Full Text

"Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl

Activity 1:  Read the story on page 317 of the literature book.

 "Notes from a Bottle" by James Stevenson

Activity 1:  Read the story on page 375 of the literature book.

 "The Masque of Red Death" by E.A. Poe

Activity 1:  Read the story in the literature book on page 419.

Activity 2: Watch the video on The Black Death and make 10 connections to Poe's story.