Irony is something many authors use to create suspense and humor. It can be developed through word choice and tone. Word choice develops tone along with with events in the story. Irony is something that can make tone stronger. In the story‚ “The Ransom of Red Chief’ written by O. Henry. Henry uses irony throughout his story to develop a humorous tone. Tone is when the reader feels a specific way towards the story. The reader would find the story funny because of how irony is used in it. Both sitional
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growing child’s (Scout Finch) mind‚ eyes‚ ears‚ and mouth. There is another very significant method that was used. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee utilizes the effects of irony‚ sarcasm‚ and hypocrisy to criticize a variety of elements in Southern life. <br> <br>Harper Lee employs the effects of irony in To Kill a Mockingbird as a way to criticize the deficiency of public education. "Now tell your father not to teach you any more. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind." (pG. 22)
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most important is irony. Three types of irony he uses are dramatic‚ attitudinal‚ and verbal irony. Sophocles’ use of irony in Antigone has a great impact on the play. If Sophocles did not use irony in his play‚ the events in the scenes would have been very different from what they are now. Irony is also used to add suspense‚ making the reader wonder what was going to happen next? Sophocles successfully accomplished his goal‚ as will be shown in the following paragraphs. Dramatic irony is when characters
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Ray Bradbury strengthens the use of verbal‚ dramatic‚ and situational irony through Montag and Mildred to emphasize his points in the story about Mildred’s lack of acknowledgement for her real family‚ her forgetting about overdosing and Montag being a firemen who starts fires. Bradbury creates verbal irony to explain Mildred’s neglect for her real family‚ Montag. We see this happening when he asks her to turn off the parlor and she responds‚ “That’s my family” (Bradbury 46). This passage proves that
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Irony In the Necklace and Silas Marner there is a common element‚ irony. Yet‚ two different tales are being told. In the book Silas Marner‚ the main character is accused of theft in the very beginning. In The Necklace‚ Mathilde Loisel borrowed a necklace and lost it after her one and only night of fame. A common thing was lost in both stories‚ their pride. Irony occurs in Silas Marner when Silas gets stolen from‚ when earlier in the book he was accused of stealing. Not only that‚
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“Us and Them” consists of three types of irony: situational‚ dramatic‚ and verbal. These types make the story more interesting as a reader. Irony can be used in the sense of tricking the reader into one thing happening‚ but a completely other event takes place. This keeps the reader intrigued and is excited to see what happens next due to the fact that nothing is predictable. In the story‚ the child uses a variety of irony‚ an example of dramatic irony is when Sedaris is spying on the Tomkeys
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In the play Oedipus the King there are many reinforced ideals of irony many of which come from just one speech‚ the speech where oedipus was discussing the terms of what would happen if he found the person who committed the murder. The speech starts off with many ironic statements‚ this is evident in the first three paragraphs. In the first paragraph of his speech he states that he wasn’t present for the murder. He says that he wasn’t a part of it by saying‚ “If I’d been present then there would
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Haste and It’s Influences in Romeo and Juliet In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ haste is a large factor that contributes to the tragedy of the play. In many places‚ Romeo acts very hastily with decisions having to do with marriage with Juliet. However‚ the character most responsible for the tragedy of the play is Mercutio. His hasty behavior having to do with fighting Tybalt in acts two and three most influences the tragedy in Romeo and Juliet. Haste helps Shakespeare communicate his point on
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In Aeschylus’s Eumenides‚ the trial of Orestes leads to a profound interaction between the Erinyes‚ soon to be the Eumenides‚ and the goddess Athena. The Erinyes are forced to abandon their “ancient rights”‚ with their reward being a cave underneath the city and the power to bless those who honor them. There is a distinct tension created between Athena and the Erinyes‚ as it is clear that Athena is taking their customs by force rather than the Erinyes choosing to give up what they hold dear. Refrain
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"Greasy Lake" by Tom Coraghessan Boyle‚ is the story of a group of 19 year old adolescents‚ searching for a situation that will proclaim them as "bad boys" and how their minds change and develop. Tom Boyle uses the theme of being bad by showing different characters to symbolize someone always trying to be more than they really are. In this story‚ there are many symbolism that the author uses. The term "Greasy" means messy‚ dirty‚ and not clean. The term "Lake" means clean‚ pure‚ and blue. It is
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