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    Samuel Marioni 2-3-12 Fiction Paper Rough draft English 102 Irony in “Good Country People” Many authors use irony in their story for different reasons. In the story “Good Country People‚” by Flannery O’Connor irony is shown throughout the story. Irony is shown in the characters names‚ Hugla thinking that she is going to change Manley Pointer view of life‚ and the incorrect usage of the bible in the story. The author used irony to add a twist to the story and to reinforce the theme that not

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    The Crucible and Irony

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    IRONY in The Crucible | |Occurs when someone states one thing and means another; often recognized as sarcasm | |Verbal irony |i.e. narrator refers to honesty as an “incumbrance” or “burden” | | |A contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen | |Situational

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    2012 Enc 1102 The Irony In "The Necklace"‚ by Guy De Maupassant As I worked on my pervious paper‚ I questioned myself if there was a literary term and if there was which one over powered the story. As I began research for this essay and typed in "The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant" in the Google toolbar‚ I saw the word irony and quickly came up with the question as to‚ where is the irony in the story "The Necklace"? To my surprise‚ this story surrounds itself with irony being found in the smallest

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    Irony In Ozymandias

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    In his poem “Ozymandias‚” Percy Shelley employs symbolism and irony and to convey his message that power over society is fleeting and every attempt at everlasting fame will deteriorate and become meaningless. Shelley’s use of symbolism emphasizes the ineffectiveness of an arrogant ruler’s attempts to create an eternal authority over society. For example‚ the traveler in the poem chronicles the “two vast and trunkless legs of stone/Standing in the desert" (2-3). A massive pair of crippled stone

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    Experiencing life as a knight is better than experiencing life as a samurai for the reason that the rules that knights had to follow were less strict than the rules that samurai had to follow. The samurai bushido code stated that a samurai had to live by honour. If a samurai was to lose his honour he would have to commit suicide. Samurai could lose their honour by failing to protect their daimyo‚ losing one of their swords‚ or losing in battle. This meant that samurai had to be on guard at all times

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    Irony in "The Lottery"

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    Irony in “The Lottery” Irony‚ generally described as expressing something different from or opposite to a literal meaning‚ is used as an underlying theme in Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ The Lottery. As an age-old tradition‚ the lottery is one in which a single person in the town is randomly chosen‚ by a drawing‚ to be violently stoned by friends and family. The main example of irony throughout the story resides within the fact that the word lottery suggests that the winning villager is going

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    Irony in Poetry

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    Irony is the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. It is used throughout poetry and allows the reader to analyze and differentiate what seems‚ and what actually is. There are different types of irony including verbal‚ situational‚ and dramatic. Irony can be used in the titles of poems‚ or in themes and messages throughout them. There are many ways to interpret poetry‚ so irony is a powerful way of making a pointed comment or manipulating a reader’s emotions. Verbal irony

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    Irony is a strategy writers use to set contrast between what is supposed to be true and what is reality‚ just as in verbal irony‚ an author might say or write one thing and at the same time mean the complete opposite. In the story by Frank R. Stockton "The Lady‚ or the Tiger?" the author used verbal irony to help us realize the absurdity of the king’s idea of judgment and the real intentions and ideas of other characters. Several ironic statements are presented in the story. Sentence fragments such

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    ENGLISH FAIRY TALE ADAPTATION SPEECH You will all be familiar with the fairy tale of the three little pigs‚ were in the fairy tale the pigs are cute and cuddly‚ and the wolf is big and bad. But what if we looked at it from a different point of view? What if the three little wolves were cute and cuddly and the pig is big and bag? These questions‚ Members of the committee‚ will be answered if you choose to include modern adaptations of fairy tales in our anthology of literature. Adaptations of classic

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    she cheated. What are some examples of irony in this story? For example‚ why might the title‚ "The Lottery‚" or the opening description in paragraph one‚ be considered ironic? A: Title of the “The Lottery” because to show how people react to lotteries (cheating‚ lying‚ and attitudes) and how the matter the fact what happened then and still happen till this day. 5. Jackson gives interesting names to a number of her characters. Explain the possible allusions‚ irony or symbolism of some of these:

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