Worse Than Death ——An Analysis of Irony in Emily Dickinson’s “I Felt a Funeral in My Brain” The whole poem was in the past tense‚ just like relating to the poet’s nostalgic retrospective‚ telling a story that truly happened to her. What’s so scary a part about the poem is‚ if without the first line‚ the major subject— a “Funeral” that Emily once went through by herself‚ offering readers an angle of view from their own coffins‚ alive. The poem‚ thus‚ has put up a question probably with no answer:
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Cemenja - History 222-005 The U.S. Homefront During World War II Dear My Beloved Husband‚ It has been a few months since I have seen your beautiful face each and every day when I wake up. The war is certainly taking a toll on me‚ as I assume it is for you also. But I just know all your hard work on the fields will certainly pay off‚ and we will be reunited very shortly‚ my love. Things around our house and in our neighborhood have been going by very smoothly over these
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Throughout “Oedipus Rex”‚ Sophacles constantly fills the play with irony of all kinds‚ whether it is dramatic‚ situational‚ or verbal. He almost seems to enjoy exploiting Oedipus’ ignorance of the murder he committed and the prophecy he fulfilled‚ especially in the beginning of the play before he begins to realize the truth in his actions. This play is a great example of the usage of irony to create an entertaining plot. Dramatic irony is mostly seen at the beginning of the play as the plot is being
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Every morning before school the gods say together‚ "Oh Poketta save Loretta". Poketta was known to be a very strong and lady. Loretta on the other hand‚ was very quiet and easily scared. When Poketta and Loretta were children‚ Loretta got captured by King George William. They claimed she stole the rattler of the baby prince. The only way she could be bailed out of the dungeon was to win the battle against the king. Poketta had promised Loretta she would save her from the king. However‚ the time
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The Irony of The Jungle Between 1870 and 1900 Chicago grew from a population of 299‚000 to almost 1.7 million‚ the fastest-growing city ever at the time. This surge in population was largely attributed to immigrants coming from European countries seeking a chance for employment and new freedoms associated with moving to the United States at the time. 1905‚ in particular‚ was a historic year when a surge of over 1 million immigrants came to the city. During this time‚ author Upton Sinclair
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“Irony in ‘The Cask of Amontillado.” Irony is expressing what an author is trying to say using language or words saying the opposite. There are three types of irony. Verbal irony is a contrast between what is said and what is actually meant. Situational irony occurs when things turn out contrary to what is expected or intended. Dramatic irony occurs when a reader or viewer knows more about a situation than the characters do. In conclusion “The Cask of Amontillado is full of irony. Examples of
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The party I will never remember Maybe it wasn’t the right hour for setting out‚ the sun too blazing or too uncertain. Maybe it was a road that belonged to another‚ never really yours. The rays pieced the veil which was my room‚ my eyes burned from the light streaming through the blinds. I felt my surroundings warp around me; I could feel the wetness beneath of the previous night’s events. Unfortunately I had vomited on myself in my drunken endeavours‚ my ears rang‚ and my head spun‚ I could possibly
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stories use clear symbolism with muted irony. This dark story by Edgar Allan Poe is made more interesting by the irony he uses to increase tension‚ enhance horror‚ and communicate the theme. It is ironic that we only have Montresor’s word for what happened‚ but yet he is an unreliable narrator. Montresor can be considered an unreliable narrator because he never gives any details of the “thousand injuries” he has suffered at the hand of Fortunato or how he was insulted. Montresor says‚ “You‚
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The Double Standards in An Ideal Husband Double standards are clearly represented in the novel by Oscar Wilde‚ An Ideal Husband‚ that talks about the position of women in the society. In this play‚ women are attributed to several things‚ for instance‚ an idea that women stand for the irrational‚ women have a wonderful natural feeling concerning a number of things. They are able to discover everything except the most obvious things in society. In addition to these‚ the play as well
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types of irony such as basic irony which is the use of word to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning. Situational irony which is the moment a characters actions have the opposite of their intended effect. Finally there is dramatic irony which occurs when there is a contrast between the readers knowledge and the knowledge of the characters in the work. However situational irony is what mostly transpires in Kate Chopin short story "The Story of an Hour" Situational irony is used
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