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    filled with irony‚ which floods nearly every chapter in the text. The book introduces Job‚ a purely good human being who is often regarded by God as a “blameless and upright man” (Job 1.8). As the book unfolds‚ God and Satan make a bet to determine whether Job will remain loyal to God when catastrophes unfold. Irony manifests itself as dramatic and situational irony throughout the entire text. Dramatic irony plays a fundamental role throughout the Book of Job. Dramatic irony is the irony that occurs

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    The story “The Gift of the Magi” Irony is the opposite of what’s expected. There are three type of irony‚ the first type of irony is verbal irony it can also be called sarcasm or being sarcastic. The next irony is dramatic irony it is when the author lets the reader into the secret. The third irony is situational irony and it is when no one knows something was going to happen. So in this case he used dramatic irony because we knew that Della cut her hair so she can buy a Christmas gift for Jim.

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    Irony in "A Modest Proposal" The pamphlet by Jonathan Swift‚ originally titled‚ "A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country‚ and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public‚" starts out as an absurd attempt at solving the poverty and famine problem in Ireland. The proposal solves the problem but is in complete conflict with our ethical and moral values. However‚ his proposal is not to be taken literally and is actually part

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    The short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game” contains many literary elements. The most prominent of these elements is definitely irony. The author effectively uses irony in the title and conversations between characters to make the story much more interesting to read and express the minds of the characters. The first irony in the story is the title. “The Most Dangerous Game” becomes a horrifying reality rather than a game for Rainsford when he becomes the hunted. Rainsford has been the hunter his

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    Irony can occur in the most peculiar way. Sometimes‚ irony is conveyed through humor. In the text Ransom of Red Chief by O Henry‚ the author uses situational irony to convey humor through the actions of Red Chief (the kid) towards Bill and Sam (the kidnappers). This reveals the theme ‘’don’t be fooled by expectations’’ because Sam learned that Red Chief did not look as innocent as he did. In the text Ransom of Red Chief by O Henry‚ the author uses situational irony to convey humor through

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    Irony is an event in a story that the reader doesn’t expect and is surprising. Irony gives a story the extra power that will make it more interesting. The irony in a story will be when the events take a turn‚ and a reader’s jaw drops with astonishment. This literary element give a story the ending that it needs in order to be remembered. Irony comes in many forms‚ and some are more surprising than others. In the short stories‚ “The Censors”‚ written by Luisa Valenzuela and “The Gift of the Magi”

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    Luna  Hwang Poetic  Device Imagery Irony De*inition Example Describe  with  details  to  make  the   O  snow‚  which  sinks  so  light‚  brown  earth  is  hid  from  sight readers  to  imagine  the  picture Form  of  humor  by  reversing  the   meaning We  are  not  busy!  We  only  have  10  test  in  this  week!  Isn’t  it  relaxing? Symbol Using

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    Greek‚ situational irony occurs when the opposite of what one expects happens. Irony in literature has existed for many years. It keeps the readers engaged and heavily impacts the points the writer wanted to get across. In Chaim Potok’s book The Chosen‚ the author wrote about the faith of Reuven and Danny and the pressures they received from their communities and fathers. Reuven and Danny surprised their fathers and the reader with their ironic choices. The prominence of irony in Chaim Potok’s book

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    Furthermore‚ the intense action and humoristic irony throughout the whole commercial can make this ad the most memorable for those individuals who witnessed it. Notably‚ the PlayStation 4 commercial appeals to casual and hardcore gamers through the use of illustrating personal bonding and the use

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    Name Teacher Class Date Dominican Irony Question: The Gangster‚ unlike many of the men in the book‚ is friendly‚ and treats Beli like a woman. However‚ his action creates an irony in the book. Explain. Answer: Many of the man in the book have been rude toward the girls in the book. They thought that their action is the right thing to do‚ since they have the Dominican Pride. All they really cared about was their appearance as a muchacha figure‚ and did not care for the girls’ feeling or

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