Literary elements are a vital part of a story and how it unveils. Without it, stories would lack any sort of feeling that the reader gets when reading/watching the story. Stories like “The Sniper”, “The Necklace”, and “The Cask of Amontillado” are great examples of literary elements in use.
The mood is what makes the audience/reader feel while reading the story and it is an element that is guaranteed to be used in every story. “The Sniper” and “The Cask of Amontillado” both provide great examples of mood. The first example of mood can be found in the story “The Sniper”. The description of how the whole setting was gloomy, dark, and mysterious. When the author of “The Sniper” describes the night and the buildings make the reader feel the intensity …show more content…
Situational irony is the main reason why stories have shocking plot twists. The two stories to have situational irony are “The Sniper” and “The Necklace”. The first example to contain situational irony is “The Sniper”. The story is first built up and then there is a huge twist at the end that changes everything. In “The Sniper”, we find out that the enemy sniper on the other side of the street turns out to be his brother. We find out when the protagonist decides to go check on the dead body and it happens to turn out to be his brother. As stated in the final sentence, “Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face” (pg. 4). This fits in situational irony because we never expected for the antagonist that really wants to kill the sniper happens to also be his brother. The second story that contains situational irony is “The Necklace”. The story becomes focused on Loisel trying to repay the necklace that we forget that it is fake. We find out after she sees her friend 10 years later. Loisel is harshly hit with the truth after ten years of working hard to pay their debts because of a necklace. She finds out when she sees her friend and decides to confess, when she does, she is told “Oh. my poor, poor Mathilde! Mine was false, It was worth five hundred francs at the most!” (pg. 301). It fits in because it can be purposefully be used as a comedic plot twist, many never were able to see an ending like that to happen. The literary element, situational irony can be a huge change in the story. It can cause positive changes in the story to bad changes. Most writers use it for comedic purposes but readers can also see it as a way to put in a plot twist and changes in the
The mood is what makes the audience/reader feel while reading the story and it is an element that is guaranteed to be used in every story. “The Sniper” and “The Cask of Amontillado” both provide great examples of mood. The first example of mood can be found in the story “The Sniper”. The description of how the whole setting was gloomy, dark, and mysterious. When the author of “The Sniper” describes the night and the buildings make the reader feel the intensity …show more content…
Situational irony is the main reason why stories have shocking plot twists. The two stories to have situational irony are “The Sniper” and “The Necklace”. The first example to contain situational irony is “The Sniper”. The story is first built up and then there is a huge twist at the end that changes everything. In “The Sniper”, we find out that the enemy sniper on the other side of the street turns out to be his brother. We find out when the protagonist decides to go check on the dead body and it happens to turn out to be his brother. As stated in the final sentence, “Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face” (pg. 4). This fits in situational irony because we never expected for the antagonist that really wants to kill the sniper happens to also be his brother. The second story that contains situational irony is “The Necklace”. The story becomes focused on Loisel trying to repay the necklace that we forget that it is fake. We find out after she sees her friend 10 years later. Loisel is harshly hit with the truth after ten years of working hard to pay their debts because of a necklace. She finds out when she sees her friend and decides to confess, when she does, she is told “Oh. my poor, poor Mathilde! Mine was false, It was worth five hundred francs at the most!” (pg. 301). It fits in because it can be purposefully be used as a comedic plot twist, many never were able to see an ending like that to happen. The literary element, situational irony can be a huge change in the story. It can cause positive changes in the story to bad changes. Most writers use it for comedic purposes but readers can also see it as a way to put in a plot twist and changes in the