Fahrenheit 451 has many forms of irony and it is a strong driving force used by Bradbury to push his point across to the reader. There are many instances where Bradbury uses irony to drive the point home. For example‚ the elephant in the room would be the fact that firemen start fires. This is a huge driving force to the theme that society is falling under the spell of censorship. Another good example of irony is how Clarisse is considered antisocial in this novel for being what the reader considers
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In the play Oedipus the King there are many reinforced ideals of irony many of which come from just one speech‚ the speech where oedipus was discussing the terms of what would happen if he found the person who committed the murder. The speech starts off with many ironic statements‚ this is evident in the first three paragraphs. In the first paragraph of his speech he states that he wasn’t present for the murder. He says that he wasn’t a part of it by saying‚ “If I’d been present then there would
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In Aeschylus’s Eumenides‚ the trial of Orestes leads to a profound interaction between the Erinyes‚ soon to be the Eumenides‚ and the goddess Athena. The Erinyes are forced to abandon their “ancient rights”‚ with their reward being a cave underneath the city and the power to bless those who honor them. There is a distinct tension created between Athena and the Erinyes‚ as it is clear that Athena is taking their customs by force rather than the Erinyes choosing to give up what they hold dear. Refrain
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2011 – First Day of Classes for the First Semester‚ Academic Year 2011-2012. Alliteration refers to the repetition of a consonant sound‚ at least three times in a sentence. It is often used as a figure of speech in poetry‚ and even advertisements use alliteration in their tag
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Irony and Symbolism in “The Cask of Amontillado” In the short story "The Cask of Amontillado‚" Edgar Allan Poe writes in first person point of view‚ from the perspective of Montresor‚ the narrator of this tale‚ who seeks revenge against Fortunato. Montresor began to develop the perfect plan for revenge. During the carnival season‚ Montresor meet with Fortunato and decides to implement his plan carefully not to arouse Fortunato’s suspicions through irony. Poe’s story describes the inner workings
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death‚ but due to his philosophical nature‚ he begins to overthink things and makes things go awry. Due to Hamlet being a play‚ the audience or reader possesses information that the majority of characters are not aware of‚ which is known as dramatic irony. Therefore‚ the audience can notice the minor‚ or even major‚ discrepancies or missed opportunities by the characters portrayed in the “madness” of Hamlet‚ the missed opportunity of killing King Claudius‚ and the untimely death of Ophelia. As the
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well known for his clever employment of literary devices‚ such as dramatic irony‚ to heighten audience involvement. This use is especially prominent in Shakespeare’s well-known tragedy Othello. Iago‚ often referred to as “honest Iago‚” hardly lives up to his trustworthy reputation. Out of jealousy and spite‚ Iago hatches a scheme in order to reap revenge on those he feels have wronged him. This prominent use of dramatic irony creates a unique‚ especially one-sided‚ relationship between Iago and the
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strong love for each other. Also‚ the watch that Jim carries around with him is one of his most‚ valued‚ prized possessions. Lastly‚ the irony shown throughout the story comes with a big twist. O.Henry projects the idea that love is shown through selfless actions by Della not having enough money to buy Jim a gift‚ a symbolic chain‚ and an unexpected twist of irony. Christmas is quickly approaching and Della does not have enough money to buy Jim a gift. While Della is counting her money in her room
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as earning wealth. Swift inserts his use of situational irony‚ metonymy‚ logos‚ and allusion to mock the lack of interest the British government has in reconstructing Ireland. Swift begins his writing with situational irony‚ as he describes his town as great. He discusses the many negatives within‚ as well as the “eye sore” that is seen upon entering‚ “It is a melancholy object to those‚ who walk through this great town”. The use of great town relates to irony‚ as the town is anything but great with
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are many examples of irony. The three main examples of irony in the novel are Baba living a humble life in the United States of America‚ Assef joining and being one of the leaders of the Taliban and finally Hassan being able to see the flaws in stories that Amir writes. Irony could be considered one of the main topics of the book. Throughout the book certain stories come true and people from Amir’s childhood come back to affect his life forever. The first example of irony is one that you do not
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