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    Tensions had grown‚ and now‚ standing on the edge of the unusually restless trees‚ Ulrich felt that he could finally do something. Georg Znaeym was trespassing in that forest‚ and he would get him at last. In “The Interlopers”‚ the author‚ Saki‚ uses irony to support the theme that no matter how much power a person has‚ nature can always win in the end. In the beginning of the story‚ Ulrich has a sense of power. He is nobility‚ a “von” Gradwitz (428)‚ and owns acres of forest lands “well stocked with

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    Irony To Protest War

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    Secondly‚ the writings that portrayed the most irony to protest war is by Stephen Crane and Wilfred Owen. In the poem‚ “War is Kind‚” by stephen Crane (Doc A)‚irony is used throughout the poem to protest war. For example‚ “Do not weep. War is kind‚” is very ironic because war is horrible but the author says it is good. These lines prove that the author is using irony to protest war. This quote is very ironic because of how it is used throughout the poem where Stephen elaborates on the negatives effects

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    Irony in “The Story of an Hour” Irony allows the author to engage and surprise the reader‚ which often also teaches an important lesson. The definition of irony is “using words to imply the opposite of what they are normally mean.” The reader can observe many instances of irony from “The Story of an Hour.” In the short story‚ Louise Mallard’s weak heart undergoes big transformations within a very short time by three different types of irony: situational irony‚ verbal irony‚ and dramatic irony.

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    Lovecraft once said‚ “From even the greatest of horrors‚ irony is seldom absent.” In fact‚ irony is used very often in horror stories. One story that this is particularly overt in is Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”. In “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ Poe utilizes irony to create dark humor by writing Montressor’s intentions to kill Fortunado at the beginning of the story‚ and then making light of the whole situation. The first case of irony is that Fortunado was dressed as a fool. This is ironic

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    War Imagery And Irony

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    writers have been drawn to the subject of war and protest. Some writers have written to memorize battles‚ honor those who fight or just to glorify war itself. What tools can writers use to protest war? Writers use three techniques to achieve the protest of war. They use Imagery‚ Irony‚ and Structure. A way writers use to protest war is by using Imagery. Crane used very strong glorifying imagery. He put negative images next to the glorified images and that was his way of protesting war. “Hoarse‚ booming

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    Dramatic Irony in Macbeth

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    Q: Irony is a device used by playwrights to convey meanings by words whose literal meanings is the opposite. Bring to light the various incidents of irony in the play Macbeth.   A: There are two main types of irony employed by Shakespeare in Macbeth.   1. Dramatic Irony: It is the device of giving the spectator an item of information that at least one of the characters in the narrative is unaware of (at least consciously)‚ thus placing the spectator a step ahead of at least one of the characters

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    Dramatic Irony on Macbeth

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    Dramatic Irony in Macbeth Introduction: William Shakespeare effectively uses dramatic irony to intrigue the reader and deepen the impact of the consequences Macbeth ultimately faces. Dramatic Irony Definition: Dramatic Irony is a literary term that defines a situation in the play where the reader knows more than the character does. Thesis: Throughout the play Macbeth‚ the reader is given the advantage of knowing more things than the characters in the play through the literary device‚ dramatic

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    Irony in Oedipus the King

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    on the rumors about his heritage‚ Oedipus sets into motion the fate that was designed for him. His belief and arrogance about who he is lead to his fall. A major aspect that is dominant in this play from the very beginning is Sophocles’s use of irony. Irony is a figure of speech that is used to convey meaning that is contrary to its literal sense or

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    tradition is called ‘the lottery’ where the ‘winner’ will be stoned to death. Actually it is a horrible tradition‚ but in the story it is considered usual‚ and even acceptable in the society. There are several irony that we can see in the story according to that ‘scapegoat’ tradition. One of the irony is the atmosphere in the town when the lottery is held. The author describes the situation that is “…clear and sunny‚ with the fresh warmth of a full summer day‚ the flowers were blossoming profusely and

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    Irony in Roman Fever

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    they think that they know pretty much everything about one another. But as the story progresses‚ they realize that there is more and more that they have not told each other. Edith Wharton uses different types of writing and situations with the characters in the story to add excitement to the story. She also uses setting and wording in a way that is very unique and gives the story an ironic sense to it. Many ironic themes in this story make it interesting‚ and tie major points of the story together

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