The character of Trace is interesting in the novel Thunder Road by Ted Dawe. Trace is interesting because he develops a close relationship with Devon‚ his low self-esteem and he changes from a follower to a leader during the novel. One interesting feature of Trace is his relationship with Devon. At first‚ Trace wasn’t sure about Devon saying‚ “I didn’t know who I was sharing a room with”. As the novel continued Trace started to spend more time with Devon eventually becoming so close that he feels
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There are many elements of style used by authors. Irony and theme are often used in short stories. This is clearly shown in O. Henry’s short stories such as: “The Gift of the Magi‚” “The Lickpenny Lover‚” “The Midsummer Knights Dream‚” “The Cop and the Anthem‚” and “Ships.” The short stories of O. Henry use the element of theme to bring about ironic endings. In “The Gift of the Magi” there are elements of theme throughout the entire story. One example of theme in the story is that poverty affected
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Irony Matt looked on as Mr Lensher was handcuffed by the police. The wrinkles on his face were suddenly so detailed that Matt suspected if he had made the right decision. Aged sixty‚ a sentence for theft would have caused to die in jail. Ironically‚ Matt could remember the exact same words Mr Lensher once told him‚ "No matter how old or young a person is‚ or whatever reason he has for committing a crime‚ if he breaks the law‚ he deserves to be punished. " It was these exact words that made Matt
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Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry is a very powerful book‚ profoundly showing what life was like during the segregation system and how black people had to tolerate being seen as insignificant beings. The segregation system took place in the 1900’s and it was where the blacks and whites lived differently to one another. White people thought themselves superior as opposed to the black people and lived slightly better lives. Throughout the book‚ the author thoroughly describes what life was like from a black
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail‚ released in 1975‚ is an example of one such popular spoof. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ title character Hamlet says to Ophelia “get thee to a nunnery.” In the original work‚ “nunnery” is used as Elizabethan slang for a brothel‚ thus insinuating that Ophelia was unvirtuous or imploring
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Irony: the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning (Merriam Webster Dictionary) Of the four soldiers wandering behind enemy lines after the Battle of the Bulge‚ Billy Pilgrim is the least soldierly and least likely to survive. He’s the only one who survives. He also survives the incineration of Dresden‚ not bad for an unfit prisoner of war. He is also the lone survivor of an airplane crash. Edgar Derby is tried and executed for plundering
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of Amontillado? Do you know what irony is? Did you know there are three types of irony? Well if not… there are three types of irony and they are verbal irony‚ dramatic irony‚ and situational irony. If you want to know more about what the short story The Cask of Amontillado has to do with this situation continue to read. In each section there will be three examples of irony that are related to that type of irony. There will be one real life example and two examples from the short story The Cask of
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into his family’s vaults to go try some Amontillado. Then he traps Fortunato in the crypt to kill him. In this short story‚ Poe uses dramatic irony to inform the reader of things the character is unaware of in order to create a suspense. Poe uses dramatic irony in this story to show Montresor’s false concern for Fortunato. One example of dramatic irony in the story is when Montresor expresses concern about Fortunato’s health. As they were walking through the catacombs to the Amontillado Fortunato
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“The Possibility of Evil”‚ is a story written by Shirley Jackson‚ which includes many examples of irony within the short story. It contains three types of irony. They include Dramatic‚ Verbal‚ and Situational Irony. The definition of irony as a whole is language which usually means the opposite for a humorous or emphatic effect. It can be when the reader knows more than the characters‚ a person says something and they really mean the opposite‚ or the story goes another way than intended. All of these
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Paper #2 Throughout time sitcoms have used satire‚ irony and parody to entertain and get laughs out of its audience. Almost everyone likes certain sitcoms for different reasons‚ but mostly because they enjoy a good laugh. I want to talk about sitcoms and what is hiding behind the satire‚ irony and parodies. Sitcoms are meant to help its audience through social anxieties without fully coming out and saying what it is doing. The word sitcom is actually two words put together which was once called
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