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    styles. Both “The Pardoner’s Tale” and “Federigo’s Falcon” use irony and plot to show that obsessed devotion can destroy everything one has worked for. One of many similar elements that these two stories hold is irony. It is used as a meaning of missing the goal

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    Mr. Shiftlet's Irony

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    shows that Mrs. Crater isn’t the best at being slick and secretive‚ therefore it’s easy for Mr. Shiftlet to use what he knows to his advantage. 7. Situational Irony: “[Mrs. Crater] had never seen Mr. Shiftlet before‚ she could tell‚ even from a distance‚ that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of” (1034). This is situational irony because in the very beginning Mrs. Crater says Mr. Shiftlet is not one to be afraid of‚ but by the end of the story‚ he is a twisted man that fooled her and stole her

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    Cask Of Amontillado Irony

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    Irony in ‘The Cask of Amontillado.” Irony is expressing what an author is trying to say using language or words saying the opposite. There are three types of irony. Verbal irony is a contrast between what is said and what is actually meant. Situational irony occurs when things turn out contrary to what is expected or intended. Dramatic irony occurs when a reader or viewer knows more about a situation than the characters do. In conclusion “The Cask of Amontillado is full of irony. Examples of

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    died last year. They all had one thing in common; each one of them spent an estimated $ 3500 dollars a year on the cause of his or her death. Which is SMOKING. Weather you smoke or not smoking affects everyone in this room. You can be affected by either getting taxed for the medical bills or as simple as second hand smoke. Obviously‚ the number one reason to stop smoking is health‚ it is not just bad for you but it is also bad for the people around you. Like your spouse‚ friends and most importantly

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    Because It Is Running By The short story by Jo Lloyd is written in 2009 and has the title: “Because It Is Running By”. The story is about a young man‚ who lives with his mother in the country and helps her through daily tasks‚ and it takes place in the country in England. The young man‚ Wil‚ and his mother lives together there‚ and takes care of the place‚ now that Wil’s father passed away. The mother has planned to run a bed and breakfast‚ and has hired a girl to help her. Wil is a young man in

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    panic‚ which makes sense. Afterall if I thought I was going to die on an island‚ separated from civilization‚ I would be terrified too. "…fear can’t hurt you any more than a dream. There aren’t any beasts to be afraid of on this island . . . Serve you right if something did get you‚ you useless lot of cry-babies!” Irony is found in this quote because fear can end up hurting you. For example‚ fear can lead you to do things that you would not normally consider because you are desperate to get away from

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    Comparison of One Art and Because I liked you Better In the poems “One Art” and “Because I Liked You Better” ‚ both poets Elizabeth Bishop and A.E. Housman express a strong sense of rejected love and great emotion. The poems share many commonalities in the sense that both of them deal with poets attempting to convince themselves that what they are feeling can be put away emotionally‚ but after both shifts‚ it becomes obvious that the strong emotions which both Houseman and Bishop are feeling cannot

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    Cask Of Amontillado Irony

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    a child. Through all of Poe’s struggles he has written many stories. Most in which are particularly morbid and full of irony. In Poe’s story The Cask of Amontillado‚ he uses three different types of irony to describe Montresor’s utter most vex towards his friend Fortunato. The types of irony Poe uses are verbal irony‚ situational irony‚ and dramatic irony. Poe uses verbal irony towards Fortunato throughout the short story. Towards the beginning of the story‚ Poe writes‚ “It must be understood

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    Animal Farm Irony

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    Animal Farm is a classic portrayal of how power can effect the goals and hopes of a society. In this essay‚ I will explore the irony of Animal Farm‚ and how it used to satirize communism and dictatorships. The story begins with a revolution‚ and high hopes for the society being developed by the animals. But slowly‚ as the leading officials get a taste of power‚ things begin to change. The Commandments‚ a code by which all animals on Animal Farm live by‚ is secretly altered when the pigs (leading

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    get the attention of something. Irony‚ the opposite of what is expected is one way to make a story interesting. There are three types of irony: situational irony‚ verbal irony‚ and dramatic irony. Situational irony is when what happens is the opposite from what is expected. Verbal irony is when what is said is the opposite of what is meant. Dramatic irony is when the reader knows something that a character does not know. There are many stories that use irony to make them more interesting such

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