In the text I read I found a simile. The metaphor is "she might as well hit him with a steel club" I think the author included it because when Mary hit her husband with the lamb she hit him really hard so it was like she hit him with a club.
I think the story you are talking about is called Lamb to the Slaughter by Robert Dahl. I read it when I was a kid and it's always been stuck in the back of my brain as the funniest things I've ever read. I like how she totally got away with it.
a women who kill her husband
Ms. Maloney hides him tracks for investogaters
I am pretty sure that the inciting force is when marry hits patrick with the frozen leg of the lamb. Because it is the reason for the main part of the story occuring (trying to get away with it.). The rising action is when she tries to get away with killing her husband. The climax is when she tricks the police into actually eating the leg of the lamb.
Because she is crazy or insane she was unfeeling/remorseless of what she did. also she got away with it so she was happy
In "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl, a simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words "like" or "as." An example of a simile in the story is when Mary Maloney's laughter is described as "a trill." This comparison helps to convey the sound and quality of her laughter in a vivid and expressive way. Similes are used throughout the story to enhance the reader's understanding and create imagery.
'Lamb to the Slaughter'. It is a story by Roald Dahl from his short story collection 'Tales of the Unexpected'. The wife bashes the husband's head in with a frozen leg of lamb and then feeds it to the investigating policemen.
The title "Lamb to the Slaughter" refers to the idea that someone is unsuspectingly led to their demise, much like a lamb being led to slaughter. In the story, the main character uses a leg of lamb as a weapon to kill her husband after he tells her unexpected news, thus being metaphorically compared to a lamb led to slaughter.
"As gentle as a lamb."
I think that examples of the mood in Lamb to Slaughter were: Suspense- You were wondering whether or not she would get caught Mystery- There was a mystery, after she covered up how she murdered him Anticipation- You were waiting for them to realize that she could have killed him with the lamb that they were eating.
The inciting force of "Lamb to the Slaughter" occurs when the husband tells his wife that he is leaving her, causing her to react impulsively and kill him with a frozen leg of lamb. This event sets off the chain of actions that drive the story forward.
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I think the story you are talking about is called Lamb to the Slaughter by Robert Dahl. I read it when I was a kid and it's always been stuck in the back of my brain as the funniest things I've ever read. I like how she totally got away with it.
In "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl, a pregnant woman named Mary Maloney kills her husband Patrick with a frozen leg of lamb in a fit of rage after he tells her he is leaving her. The story follows her attempts to cover up the crime and the unexpected turn of events that follow when the investigating police officers eat the leg of lamb she serves them.
"Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl uses third-person limited narration from Mary Maloney's perspective. The reader gains insight into Mary's thoughts and feelings, but only from her point of view.
The central idea or theme in "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl is the concept of deception and the unexpected ways people can react to betrayal. The story explores how individuals can be driven to drastic actions when faced with betrayal and the desire for revenge.