The Leopard Literary Elements

The Leopard Literary Elements

Genre

Italian Historical Book

Setting and Context

The book is set in Italy in the context of Tomas’ great grandfather.

Narrator and Point of View

Third-person narrative

Tone and Mood

Gloomy, disheartening, pessimistic, depressive

Protagonist and Antagonist

The protagonist of the story is Prince Fabrizio di, Salina.

Major Conflict

The major conflict is that the Italians are threatening to take over the country the prince is supposed to inherit. For instance, if the Italians take over the country, Prince Fabrizio Di Salina will be useless.

Climax

The climax approaches when the Italians take over Sicily and make it part of Italy.

Foreshadowing

The invasion of the Italians foreshadowed the disintegration of the Sicily kingdom.

Understatement

The ability of Fabrizio to fight back the Italians is understated. Fabrizio could reorganize his troops in the Kingdom to oppose the Italians, but instead, he preferred to moan and spend time with his mistress.

Allusions

The story alludes to the fall of Sicily as a Kingdom.

Imagery

The images of the old Kingdom of Sicily depict sight helping readers to comprehend Fabrizio's family rein and power. Similarly, sight imagery aids readers to visualize the fall of the old Kingdom.

Paradox

The main irony is that instead of Prince Fabrizio di Salina coming up with strategies to combat the Italian invasion in his territory, he mourns and spends most of the time with his mistress.

Parallelism

The invasion of the Italians parallels the love between Fabrizio's nephew.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

The leopard is a metonymy for the fall of Sicily.

Personification

N/A

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