Violates readers' expectations, but does so I d Way uULIJ Duun
believable. Readers may be startled by the ending but on reflection find that
it makes sense.
Practice
Notebook Respond to these questions.
1. Fill in the chart to show how the story events lead to situational irony.
SITUATION
WHAT IS EXPECTED
WHATE
Mathilde's husband hands her
an invitation to a glittering ball.

Read the excerpt from poe’s "the fall of the house of usher." his ordinary occupations were neglected or forgotten. he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, an objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue -- but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. which statement best describes the effect of the narration on the story? the narration reveals usher’s feelings of discouragement. the narration reveals usher’s absent-mindedness after his loss. the narration suggests usher’s confusion in the wake of his loss. the narration suggests usher’s mental decline after his sister’s death.