LITERATURE QUESTIONS
DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE
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Question
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At the beginning, the children were gathering stones into a pile. That is an example of what literary device?
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simile
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metaphor
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imagery
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foreshadowing
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Imagery. “In the beginning, the children were gathering stones into a pile.” This is an example of imagery.
Detailed explanation-2: -The use of the stones to kill Tessie Hutchinson represents how dangerous it can be to become blind to a tradition. The rocks show how the members of the town are acting barbaric and treat the lottery like it is a game. Throughout the story Jackson portrays the gathering of the stones as an innocent children’s activity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Act I. The first act of any story concludes at the point of no return. We see a lot of anticipation in “The Lottery” as the villagers gather in the square and their children gather stones in a vast pile.
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