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    John Collier’s “The Chaser” is based on the situational irony of a young man with unreal hope. John Collier creates the short story almost entirely in dialogue between a young man‚ Alan Austen‚ who is head over heels in love and wants to possess his crush to be completely devoted to him‚ and an old man who believes in a life with zero romantic involvement. The situation reflects hidden discontentment that the story may in fact be called cynical. This is made plain by the situation‚ the unnamed old

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    poem “Barbie Doll”‚ by Marge Piercy‚ the use of imagery‚ symbolism‚ and irony expresses a tragic‚ cruel society that emphasizes appearance above personality and unrealistic beauty ideals above health and happiness. Throughout the poem a young girl is raised and bullied to believe that her appearance is the most important aspect of her self. Her self worth is torn apart until she dies. The use of imagery‚ symbolism‚ and irony works to deliver a heartbreaking message about the flawed society that existed

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    Ollie McGee Have you seen walking through the village A Man with downcast eyes and haggard face? That is my husband who‚ by secret cruelty Never to be told‚ robbed me of my youth and my beauty; Till at last‚ wrinkled and with yellow teeth‚ And with broken pride and shameful humility‚ I sank into the grave. But what think you gnaws at my husband’s heart? The face of what I was‚ the face of what

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    author creates this ironic truth to explain that‚ before Mrs.Mallard’s heartbreaking death‚ she never felt like a person who was free to make her own choices‚ and do what she wanted to do because of the stereotypical role expected of being a wife. Her sense of independence and self-worth became lost in her marriage and ultimately became responsible for her

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    Irony -A Rose for Emily The actions of the town drove her to do what she did and how they criticized her for not being social when they were the cause of her being ostracized. Also there is irony in the southern gentility and aristocracy. The people despised her for her inclusion in that high social class yet you need society to create this illusion of a higher class. You can’t be atop the social hierarchy if society does not recognize you as part of that social hierarchy. A good example is

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    while trying to hid from the plague. Bother stories have a similar concept‚ but also have completely different 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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    its effects while “The Open Window” is based around deception. Both authors do a great job at setting examples of paradoxes and irony in their stories. In “Like the Sun” Sekhar‚ the main character repeats multiple times “Truth is like the sun.” I understood this as saying without truth‚ you can’t grow‚ like living things can’t survive without sun. One example of irony in this story is‚ that Sekhar told the truth all day‚ and then in the evening he regretted it because there was multiple people

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    Loaded With Irony: “Cask of Amontillado” The short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” is weighted down with a great amount of irony. Edgar Allen Poe uses multiple types of irony throughout the story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado.” Irony can be seen in multiple form such dramatic‚ situational and verbal irony all through this story. Poe uses these types of irony in order to build anticipation and suspense during the story. He also uses these types of irony in order to build a sense of humor within the

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    Contemporary Art Claes Oldenburg‚ “I Am for an Art‚” 1961 Analysis In Kristine Stiles book‚ Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art: A Sourcebook of Artists’ Writing‚ 2nd edition we read about many different writings and ideas of different artists. We are able to look at what ideas these artists had while doing there artworks. We see these different perspectives and are able to get better ideas o what goes through the minds of artists and how they persevere society and the culture around

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    Tidmore Intro To Lit Analyst Ms. Sheperis 10/20/11 Irony Within “The Gift of the Magi” “Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it‚ but cherished by those who do”‚ Soren Kierkegaard knew what he was talking about when he said these famous words. “The Gift of the Magi”‚ written by William Sidney Porter‚ often known by his pen name O. Henry. It is a short story depicting literary elements of irony‚ romance‚ and Porter’s sense of twist endings‚ and is all about a poor couples

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