“Roman Fever”“Roman Fever”

Literary Elements

Setting

• Where and when (Time and place)• Always consider how the setting impacts the

plot of the story and the characters.

• How does the setting impact Mrs. Grace Ansley and Mrs. Alida Slade?

• Where and when (Time and place)• Always consider how the setting impacts the

plot of the story and the characters.

• How does the setting impact Mrs. Grace Ansley and Mrs. Alida Slade?

Foreshadowing

• A clue or a hint regarding what may come later in the story

• Was the ending of “Roman Fever” (or any surprises along the way) foreshadowed by the author?

• A clue or a hint regarding what may come later in the story

• Was the ending of “Roman Fever” (or any surprises along the way) foreshadowed by the author?

Irony

• Irony is a DISCREPANCY between expectation and reality.

• Three Types– Verbal– Dramatic– Situational

• Irony is a DISCREPANCY between expectation and reality.

• Three Types– Verbal– Dramatic– Situational

Verbal Irony

• A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

• Often employed to create “sarcasm”

• Example –• You meet your date for the Winter Formal. You are

wearing a new cocktail dress and heels, while he is wearing his lax hoodie, gym shorts, and sneakers. You say, “Wow, I see you really dressed up for me.”

• A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

• Often employed to create “sarcasm”

• Example –• You meet your date for the Winter Formal. You are

wearing a new cocktail dress and heels, while he is wearing his lax hoodie, gym shorts, and sneakers. You say, “Wow, I see you really dressed up for me.”

Dramatic Irony

• A discrepancy between what a character says or thinks and what a reader knows to be true.

• Example –• In scary movies, the entire audience knows that there is an

intruder in the house, a monster in the closet, a zombie in the woods, etc., but the protagonist and other characters are unaware of it.

• A discrepancy between what a character says or thinks and what a reader knows to be true.

• Example –• In scary movies, the entire audience knows that there is an

intruder in the house, a monster in the closet, a zombie in the woods, etc., but the protagonist and other characters are unaware of it.

Situational Irony• A situation in which there is an incongruity between:– appearance and reality– expectation and fulfillment– the actual situation and what would seem appropriate

• Example – • When John Hinckley tried to assassinate Reagan, all of his shots initially

missed the President; however, a bullet ricocheted off the bullet-proof Presidential limousine and struck Reagan in the chest. Thus, a vehicle made to protect the President from gunfire was partially responsible for his being shot.

• In ”The Gift of the Magi” a young couple are too poor to buy each other Christmas gifts. The wife cuts off her treasured hair to sell it to a wig-maker for money to buy her husband a chain for his heirloom pocket watch. He pawns his watch to buy her a set of combs for her long, beautiful hair.