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Federigo's Falcon
Vocabulary and Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected | situational irony |
| extreme; desperate | dire |
| repay; make up for or to | compensate |
| act of taking too much for granted | presumption |
| comfort | console |
| expressed approval | reproached |
| frame story | a story within another story |
| What type of love does Federigo show Monna? | courtly love |
| Federigo has always been poor. | True/False |
| Monna moves to the country to mourn after her husband dies. | True/False |
| Monna's son becomes ill and dies. | True/False |
| How does Federigo show Monna his love? | tournaments, parties, gifts, then he sacrifice's his falcon |
| What does Federigo feed Monna for dinner? | his falcon |
| What has Monna come to ask Federigo? | if her son can have the falcon |
| Who does Monna marry at the end of the story? | Federigo |
| Example of dramatic irony | We know that she is eating the falcon but she does not |
| Example of situational irony | Monna marries Federigo in the end |
| How is Monna a virtuous woman? | She does not look at Federigo until after her husband dies |