“Typhoid Fever” by Frank McCourt

1. “Typhoid Fever”by Frank McCourt Literary Focus

2. “Typhoid Fever” Literary Focus • #1 Voice: The writer’s or speaker’s distinctive use of language in a text. It is created by a writer’s tone and diction.

3. “Typhoid Fever” Literary Focus • #1 Voice: The writer’s or speaker’s distinctive use of language in a text. It is created by a writer’s tone and diction. • #6 Diction: Writer’s or speaker’s choice of words.

4. “Typhoid Fever” Literary Focus • #1 Voice: The writer’s or speaker’s distinctive use of language in a text. It is created by a writer’s tone and diction. • #6 Diction: Writer’s or speaker’s choice of words. • #8 Tone: The attitude a writer takes toward a subject, a character, or the reader.

5. “Typhoid Fever” Literary Focus • #1 Voice: The writer’s or speaker’s distinctive use of language in a text. It is created by a writer’s tone and diction. • #6 Diction: Writer’s or speaker’s choice of words. • #8 Tone: The attitude a writer takes toward a subject, a character, or the reader. • #10 Comic relief: A humorous scene in a serious literary work that provides relief.

6. “Typhoid Fever” Literary Focus • #1 Voice: The writer’s or speaker’s distinctive use of language in a text. It is created by a writer’s tone and diction. • #6 Diction: Writer’s or speaker’s choice of words. • #8 Tone: The attitude a writer takes toward a subject, a character, or the reader. • #10 Comic relief: A humorous scene in a serious literary work that provides relief. • #12 Characterization: • Direct characterization: the writer tells us directly what the character is like. • Indirect characterization: the reader has to put clues together to figure out what a character is like.

7. Literary Focus • #2 Voice: __________?___________

8. Literary Focus • #2 Voice: intelligent, sensitive boy

9. Literary Focus • #2 Voice: intelligent, sensitive boy • #3 How does McCourt recreate diction and viewpoint of voice?

10. Literary Focus • Voice: intelligent, sensitive boy • #3 How does McCourt recreate diction and viewpoint of voice? He does not use proper grammar (no quotation marks for dialogue) and he uses simple phrases and words.

11. Literary Focus • #2 Voice: intelligent, sensitive boy • #3 How does McCourt recreate diction and viewpoint of voice? He does not use proper grammar (no quotation marks for dialogue) and he uses simple phrases and words. • #4 The voice in this memoir is poetic, because ________?________

12. Literary Focus • #2 Voice: intelligent, sensitive boy • #3 How does McCourt recreate diction and viewpoint of voice? He does not use proper grammar (no quotation marks for dialogue) and he uses simple phrases and words. • #4 The voice in this memoir is poetic, because he enjoys Shakespeare and “The Highwayman” poem. He loves literature.

13. Literary Focus • #2 Voice: intelligent, sensitive boy • #3 How does McCourt recreate diction and viewpoint of voice? He does not use proper grammar (no quotation marks for dialogue) and he uses simple phrases and words. • #4 The voice in this memoir is poetic, because he enjoys Shakespeare and “The Highwayman” poem. He loves literature. • #5 Author selects voice to show how his ___?____ shaped the _____?______.

14. Literary Focus • #2 Voice: intelligent, sensitive boy • #3 How does McCourt recreate diction and viewpoint of voice? He does not use proper grammar (no quotation marks for dialogue) and he uses simple phrases and words. • #4 The voice in this memoir is poetic, because he enjoys Shakespeare and “The Highwayman” poem. He loves literature. • #5 The author selected this voice to show how his past shaped the present.

15. “Typhoid Fever” Literary Focus • #7: What do Seamus’ words say about him?

16. “Typhoid Fever” Literary Focus • #7: What do Seamus’ words say about him? • They show his social class and education level.

17. “Typhoid Fever” Literary Focus • #7: What do Seamus’ words say about him? • They show his social class and education level • #9: Narrator’s tone toward fever hospital?

18. “Typhoid Fever” Literary Focus • #7: What do Seamus’ words say about him? • They show his social class and education level • #9: Narrator’s tone toward fever hospital? • Bittersweet (pleasant and painful). Examples: Frankie meets Patricia, but she dies; Frankie gets his first exposure to literature, which he loves, but being quarantined is unpleasant

19. “Typhoid Fever” Literary Focus • #7: What do Seamus’ words say about him? • They show his social class and education level • #9: Narrator’s tone toward fever hospital? • Bittersweet (pleasant and painful). Examples: Frankie meets Patricia, but she dies; Frankie gets his first exposure to literature, which he loves, but being quarantined is unpleasant • #11: Four sources of comic relief:

20. “Typhoid Fever” Literary Focus • #7: What do Seamus’ words say about him? • They show his social class and education level • #9: Narrator’s tone toward fever hospital? • Bittersweet (pleasant and painful). Examples: Frankie meets Patricia, but she dies; Frankie gets his first exposure to literature, which he loves, but being quarantined is unpleasant • #11: Four sources of comic relief: • Frankie worries about phantoms eating his chocolate • Seamus says Patricia and Frankie will have enough to fight about when they get married • Patricia mimics the nurse • Kerry nurse says Frankie will damage his “internal apparatus” if he laughs

21. “Typhoid Fever” Literary Focus • #7: What do Seamus’ words say about him? • They show his social class and education level • #9: Narrator’s tone toward fever hospital? • Bittersweet (pleasant and painful). Examples: Frankie meets Patricia, but she dies; Frankie gets his first exposure to literature, which he loves, but being quarantined is unpleasant • #11: Four sources of comic relief: • Frankie worries about phantoms eating his chocolate • Seamus says Patricia and Frankie will have enough to fight about when they get married • Patricia mimics the nurse • Kerry nurse says Frankie will damage his “internal apparatus” if he laughs • #13: Characterization of Frankie’s parents?

22. “Typhoid Fever” Literary Focus • #7: What do Seamus’ words say about him? • They show his social class and education level • #9: Narrator’s tone toward fever hospital? • Bittersweet (pleasant and painful). Examples: Frankie meets Patricia, but she dies; Frankie gets his first exposure to literature, which he loves, but being quarantined is unpleasant • #11: Four sources of comic relief: • Frankie worries about phantoms eating his chocolate • Seamus says Patricia and Frankie will have enough to fight about when they get married • Patricia mimics the nurse • Kerry nurse says Frankie will damage his “internal apparatus” if he laughs • #13: Characterization of Frankie’s parents? indirect • Frankie’s parents emerge as weak and distant

23. Literary Focus • How is the poem about the highwayman similar to the story of Patricia and Frankie? Include at least two references to specific details in the story.

24. Literary Focus • How is the poem about the highwayman similar to the story of Patricia and Frankie? Include at least two references to specific details in the story. • Frankie wants to be with Patricia, but the nuns keep them apart like the redcoats keep the highwayman and landlord’s daughter apart.

25. Literary Focus • How is poem about highwayman similar to story of Patricia and Frankie? Include at least two references to specific details in the story. • Frankie wants to be with Patricia, but the nuns keep them apart like the redcoats keep the highwayman and landlord’s daughter apart. • Like Bess, Patricia also dies.