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    author uses a lot of imagery and irony to achieve the tone/mood of suspense and fright in his writing. The author uses imagery when he gives many descriptive details about what is happening which allows the reader to create their own image of the story. For example‚ the details he uses while walking through the catacombs like “the drops of moisture trickle among the bones “gives the reader a sense of what it felt like walking through them. Another great example of imagery would be when the author

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    to make my fall asleep when I was a child. I really miss him‚ my grandfather. In some sense‚ he is the person I admire most. To begin with‚ my grandfather is very brave. He was a policeman. His team was ever asked to catch a ruffian with gun in the central road of our city. Due to the crowed public around‚ it was very dangerous to keep the ruffian. Accidently‚ my grandfather saw the ruffian stay near him. It was a good chance to catch the ruffian‚ because the ruffian did not notice my grandfather

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    of carefully constructed irony‚ setting‚ and foreshadowing‚ Poe creates a mood that is both chilling and horrifying in “The Cask of Amontillado.” Throughout the story‚ Poe uses countless examples of irony to intensify the unsettling mood that he creates. In the beginning of the story‚ Fortunato encounters Montresor around dusk at a carnival party. Montresor says to him‚ “‘My dear Fortunato‚ you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking to-day!’” (374). The irony of this statement is that

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    I’ve never been so confused in my whole entire life. Nobody understands‚ they never have‚ they never will. Not now‚ not ever. July 4th‚ 2008 was the day that changed my life forever. I met the most amazing guy ever‚ hands down. We’ve been together since then‚ and it’s been the best four months of my lifetime. Our relationship started out a bit shakey‚ but gradually grew stronger. From not really trusting each other‚ to gaining the most faith anybody could have in a relationship. About a month

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    My vision for America is where all the homeless have a nice home and a hot meal every day. They are living on the streets every day and they beg us for money which we have a warm hot meal so we don’t have to beg people‚ and so we can support our families. Homeless people have to go to homeless shelters every time there is a storm so they can be warm and safe during the storm. The only time people care about homeless people is after a storm or before a storm .That’s why there are no homeless in my

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    PERSONAL STATEMENT I squint through the half open window of my flight; the sun is shining bright.; a rather too bright for my liking. Bangalore and its mild climate‚ much to the bewilderment of my parents has made me soft. Indore’s heat‚ a scorching 47 degree Celsius welcomes me‚ as if to make up for lost time. I employ the use of my trusty cap‚ and hail a cab home. My mom has made me her special pasta. After all‚ their only son has returned‚ and since I study a whopping 1500 kilometers away

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    Johnny Nguyen Period 5 5/5/11 The Scarlet Letter Irony Essay What if irony didn’t exist? If it didn’t‚ even at a minimal level‚ The Scarlet Letter wouldn’t be able to function in its complete and published form. Its frame and substructure of distinctly morose themes scrutinizing sin‚ knowledge‚ and the human condition would not exist without irony blistering beneath the surface. The symbolism and evocativeness of character names‚ for instance‚ the words “chill” and “worthless” can be derived

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    indicates the care with which he has planned Fortunato’s death. Both of the men want the same thing. Edgar Poe has a strong way of reproducing great literary elements in the story; the theme of revenge is explained with the use of irony. One irony used in this story is dramatic irony‚ which is when the readers understand it and the characters does not. “You are a man to be missed. For me it is no matter. We will go back; you will be ill‚ and I cannot be responsible. Besides‚ there is Luchesi-” “Enough‚”

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    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) Instead of praising Scout’s ability to read at an advanced level‚ Miss Caroline discourages it. This ironic example set by Miss Caroline seems to demonstrate

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    Chase 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

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