(For all questions, record your group’s answers on a sheet of paper.

Check your work 

with Mr. Buckles or Miss Sampson after each category.) 
 
Irony 
1. What are the three types of irony? Define each one and come up with an 
example o​ utside​ of ​The Scarlet Pimpernel. ​Check with Mr. Buckles/Miss 
Sampson to see if your answer is correct.  
2. Find an example from T ​ he Scarlet Pimpernel f​ or each type of irony. Choose one 
example and brainstorm three thematic c​ oncepts ​which that example evokes.  
3. Using some or all of those thematic concepts, craft a thematic s​ tatement​.  
 
Setting 
1. What are the three elements of ​setting​? 
2. Choose a specific moment in​ The Scarlet Pimpernel​ and identify each element of 
setting in that moment. Do n ​ ot ​just say “the French Revolution.” Your examples 
should be more than a few words. ​For example: In Chapter X, it is an autumn 
evening in September of 1792, during the opening night of the opera season. 
They are in London, at the Covent Garden Theatre opera house. This is a scene 
of high society, with aristocrats and political figures attending a fancy night of 
delight.  
3. Do any of these specific examples of setting bring to mind thematic ​concepts​? 
List at least two thematic concepts evoked by the setting. ​For example: “nobility” 
and “keeping up appearances.” 
4. Using the literary elements of setting and plot together to create a thematic 
statement​ related to this moment in the book. ​For example: Fixating on 
appearances prevents true and beneficial communication.  
 
Conflict 
1. What are four types of ​conflict​?  
2. Find and describe an example of each type of conflict in ​The Scarlet Pimpernel.  
3. For each example, come up with a thematic ​concept ​associated with that 
conflict.  
4. Turn each concept into a thematic statement, taking care that it is relevant to the 
text but also universal.