Literary Elements Review

the place where the story occurs

The black box in “The Lottery” is used to hold slips of paper with the names of the townspeople.

written works that tells a story through action and speech

one of the subdivisions of a play; a division of an act

exchange of spoken words between two or more characters in a book or play

instructions, written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers

“The Lottery,” a fiction story by Shirley Jackson, was written to portray the point that tradition often overtake reason

a group of scenes that form an important part of the story

scenery and props designed and arranged for a particular scene in a play

workers who move scenery or handle the props

exclusively where live plays are peformed

The black box in “The Lottery” is symbolic of death and of tradition.

the actors in a play or show

when the audience has more information than the characters

“The Lottery” is about a town that comes together every year for a tradition.

the people who watch the play