Irony in "Top of the Food Chain" by T. Coraghessan Boyle 10th Grade English Ms. DeAnna Bridges Veronica Pantin T. Coraghessan Boyle’s "On Top of the Food Chain" is more than just a narration of a selfish person’s mistakes. The narrator’s tone is a literary element used to show man’s indifference for organisms that are of no immediate benefit or are a nuisance to them. _"The thing was‚ we had a little problem with the insects…"_ The narrator’s tone in "Top of the Food Chain" is quickly shown as
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby shows irony through character relationships‚ Gatsby’s life‚ and the abundance of alcohol. The Great Gatsby’s irony shines out through Tom’s treatment of Daisy’s affair. Tom has been publicly unfaithful to Daisy time after time‚ yet Daisy’s affair offends him to the core. Tom says‚ “nowadays people begin by sneering at family life and family institutions‚ and next they’ll throw everything overboard and have marriage between black and white” (130). The 1920’s
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trying to protect herself. As shown in the book the main protagonist tells her story in a diary. In the Color Purple many ironic devices are used to show the true meaning of the book.The ironic that the author used are situational irony and symbolism. The situational irony plays a big part in the book because it displayed many use of those devices noticed a lot of it used. For example when Mr.__ and Celie go visit shug they both fall in love with her even though she doesn’t want nothing to do with
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A narrow shaft of sunlight radiated through the awning window‚ the shimmering beam shining directly onto Booker’s face. With a moan‚ he fought his way back to consciousness‚ and opening his eyes‚ he squinted against the light of the bright rays. A bone-shaking immediately shiver ran down the length of his body‚ and pushing himself to a sitting position‚ he drew up his knees and wrapped his arms around his torso. The temperature in the room had dropped rapidly during the night‚ but he had remained
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Mason’s poem divided into four parts is principally about the ironies of power. It teaches a very simple moral lesson--however powerful may one be‚ the real power is a power of unity. All the powerful entities would have to remain united to exercise their power or make something out of it. On the other hand‚ if they use their power against each other‚ they will only end up crushing each other‚ neutralizing their powers and all of them would have die all alone. The stone‚ the first declares his
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It was a dark night when Archie got home from his baseball practice. He was so tired that he quickly jumped in his pajamas and went to sleep without even taking a bath yet! As he was snoring‚ two little shiny lights flew into his bedroom. "Is he the one?" asked one of the lights‚ what are they? They are fairies. "He must be‚" answered the other fairy‚ knocking over a bat which knocks down the yo-yo which was beside it and made a loud noise. The two fairies quickly flew out the window as Archie woke
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The princess bride Based on a story written by William Golding in 1973‚ the movie The Princess Bride a 1987 an American comedy‚ romance and adventure film was rated number 50 on Bravo’s 100 funniest movies‚ number 88 on the Americans film institute’s greatest film love stories and 46 in channel 4’s 50 greatest comedy films list. The princess Bride is a wonderful romance‚ comedy and action sequence as it promotes ideal heroes for us to follow. It has a nostalgic feeling that reminds us of our childhood
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Loving your enemies does not seem easy‚ praying for them even harder‚ and doing both for those who persecute you‚ practically impossible. Conversely‚ during the Sermon on the Mount‚ recorded in Matthew 5:43-48‚ Christ calls his followers to love their enemies‚ a calling that perhaps seemed just as contrary to first century culture as today’s culture. However‚ as seen through Christ’s ministry on earth‚ he did not call his followers to what seemed easy‚ but to radically transform their lives to adhere
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Colossians 1:16 "For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth‚ visible and invisible‚ whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by God and for God." REGISTRATION PROCEDURE (For New Student) Submitted by admin on Sun‚ 01/08/2012 - 20:37 Requirements to be submitted in the Office of the Registrar: (Enrollees with incomplete requirements will not be encoded) 1. Original High School card (Form 138) ( For Transferee: Original Transcript
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well known for his clever employment of literary devices‚ such as dramatic irony‚ to heighten audience involvement. This use is especially prominent in Shakespeare’s well-known tragedy Othello. Iago‚ often referred to as “honest Iago‚” hardly lives up to his trustworthy reputation. Out of jealousy and spite‚ Iago hatches a scheme in order to reap revenge on those he feels have wronged him. This prominent use of dramatic irony creates a unique‚ especially one-sided‚ relationship between Iago and the
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