Choice 1 JIMMY I need detention. I really need detention. See‚ there’s this girl... I know‚ I know‚ it always starts with a girl ... But this girl is special... I mean it this time... Really special. Her name is Harmony... But she goes my Harm. Cute huh? She can harm me any time she wants. And she has too. A couple of times. But I deserved it... Cause I touched her once. I didn’t touch her anywhere bad. Just on the shoulder. And she broke my finger. So I guess we kind of have held hands. I was just
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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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Alyx Culver Over the entrance to the temple at Delphi‚ the words “Know Thyself” are inscribed. This is a classic example of irony because Oedipus’s main problems come from not knowing his true self. Oedipus runs away from Merope and Polybus when he finds out the prophecy only to see it fulfilled when he returns to his homeland of Thebes. Another problem Oedipus causes himself is not realizing that his tendency to act hotheaded will come back to haunt him. When Oedipus was born‚ there was a prophecy
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The Role of Irony in "Everyman" The desire for wealth and prosperity is what drives many in this world‚ but is that truly the best motivation? In the play Everyman‚ irony is used to promote the idea that materialistic things are pointless and the only truly valuable thing is the goodness of a person’s deeds. When the time comes to leave this life‚ nothing but good deeds will follow over into the afterlife. Wealth and friends will not be able to help a person once they die. Help will come only
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open-mindedness. Ironically‚ the Church – the representative of God – does not save his life but let him down‚ and it is not a peaceful place for people as it is said to be. “Save the best for last”‚ Maugham undoubtedly has bared this in mind as he lets the irony reach its peak at the very end of the story. Now that Foreman has become a successful businessman with more than 10 tobacco shops under his hand‚ he comes to the bank for his regular depositing. The bank manager‚ impressed by his great wealth‚ invites
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Dramatic irony occurs throughout "Much Ado About Nothing" enabling the audience to know facts of which the characters in the play are ignorant. It is used in the play to create suspense‚ comedy and cause conflict between characters‚ thus making the play more entertaining while allowing the plot to intensify. The most notable uses of dramatic irony in the play are Hero’s "infidelity"‚ her death and the "duping" of Benedick and Beatrice. The first notable use of dramatic irony occurs during the masked
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ESSAI Volume 5 Article 13 1-1-2007 Irony in "Richard Cory" Peter Cohen essai_cohen@cod.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://dc.cod.edu/essai Recommended Citation Cohen‚ Peter (2007) "Irony in "Richard Cory"‚" ESSAI: Vol. 5‚ Article 13. Available at: http://dc.cod.edu/essai/vol5/iss1/13 This Selection is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at DigitalCommons@C.O.D.. It has been accepted for inclusion in ESSAI by an authorized administrator
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suddenly takes the power away from him by calling him a ’Little man’‚ undermining the power he had over her at the start. How does Duffy use dramatic monologues to create characters in her poetry? How does Duffy use poetic form to create distinct characters or voices? How does Duffy create characters and voices in her poetry? Consider the use of the dramatic monologue favoured by Duffy How do Duffy and Pugh use poetic form to create distinct characters or voices in their poetry? You should refer
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Richard III - Irony of Shakespeare Shakespeare is known for his wit and brilliance in writing. One of his tactics is his use of irony. There are three types of irony: verbal‚ dramatic and situational. Verbal irony is a figure of speech in which the speaker says the opposite of what he or she intends to say. Dramatic irony is the contrast between what a character says or thinks and what the reader knows to be true. Situational irony is the discrepancy between appearance and reality or between
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T. Coraghessan Boyle uses irony in his short story Carnal Knowledge‚ which gives it a humorous tone. The way the narrator reacts to ironic events shapes our understanding of both him‚ and the meaning of the story as a whole; although humans can adapt to their surroundings to get want they want‚ they will always return to their original basic set of morals and standards. The first use of irony is arguably the most humorous‚ which foreshadows the ridiculousness of the narrators actions throughout
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