The Lottery

Shirley Jackson

The Lottery Literary Devices

See key examples and analysis of the literary devices Shirley Jackson uses in The Lottery, along with the quotes, themes, symbols, and characters related to each device.

Allegory 1 key example

Allusions 1 key example

Dialect 1 key example

Foreshadowing 2 key examples

Genre 1 key example

Hyperbole 1 key example

Imagery 2 key examples

Irony 1 key example

Mood 1 key example

Setting 1 key example

Situational Irony 1 key example

Style 1 key example

Tone 1 key example

Verbal Irony 1 key example

The marked slip of paper

Allegory

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