so many more. A lot of stories are better than others because of the components of good irony‚ relate-able characters‚ and a good structure. Irony makes a really good story because it lets you discover a lot about a character and if he is good or bad‚ gonna do something to someone or help someone‚ and the personality of the character. For example writer Van Tomphson on his website says “This approach to irony can help the reader gain insight into each character’s personality. A character who is frequently
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In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ dramatic irony is used to garner sympathy and antipathy from the audience‚ which further develops the characters‚ conflict‚ and theme of the story. This is seen when the ghost of Hamlet Sr. tells Hamlet Jr. that “the serpent that did sting [his] father’s life/Now wears his [father’s] crown.” (I.v.39-40). This creates dramatic irony because the audience knows that Claudius killed Hamlet Sr. while the majority of the characters still believe that Hamlet Sr. was bitten by a
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William Golding‚ the author of Lord of the Flies‚ used irony to tell his story of a group of young British boys stranded on a deserted island. The readers can clearly spot the irony in the dialogue and Ralph‚ one of the main character‚ is also aware of the irony in his situation. The irony in the novel forces the readers to step aside and think about the hidden meanings the author is trying to express. <br> <br>The first example of irony occurred in chapter two. Jack says to the group of young‚ impressionable
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Terrance McKinney April 06‚ 2011 The Irony of “Bullet in the Brain” Throughout the story of “Bullet in the Brain”‚ Tobias Wolff depicts a book critic “Anders”‚ as a pompous‚ intellectual whose intellect serves as his cause of death. The irony in “Bullet in the Brain” is that the self proclaimed genius too smart (or too dumb) to stay quiet which costs him his life. Throughout the story Anders seems to enjoy criticizing and disliking others‚ he doesn’t know when he should shut up‚ and finally when
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the night goes on Montresor leads Fortunato deep into the catacombs telling him there is more wine to drink‚ tricks him‚ and leaves him down in there to die. This story has tons of literary elements to help readers dig deep into this golden piece of literature. Along with all the other features about this story it shows signs of irony. In the story the antagonist is Fortunato. He is the innocent one in the text and shows how things can escalate quick. He is just playing small
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Irony in Antigone: King Creon In the tragedy Antigone‚ Sophocles pens a tale about a stalwart and distrustful king‚ Creon‚ and his misuse of the power he possesses. In the play he disregards the law of the gods to fit his whims‚ something that the heroine of the play‚ Antigone‚ wholeheartedly disagrees with; she disobeys his order to leave her dead brother‚ Polynices‚ unburied and sentences herself to death in the process. Antigone is engaged to Creon’s son‚ Haemon‚ who does not agree with his father’s
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In the short story‚ "The Things They Carried”‚ Tim O’Brien writes about the soldiers of Vietnam and the burdens they had to carry with them. In this story‚ O’Brien uses symbolism‚ irony and the theme of burden and guilt to portray how the war has affected the men and the ways they cope. O’Brien’s usage of these literary devices serves as a remembrance of what the soldiers have left behind and a false sense of security about the violence and death that surrounds them. We are able to see the way each
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great suspense and irony that Shirley Jackson tells the story of a lottery in a small town. The result of the lottery is also left open to be interpreted by the reader. All this could not be done without the use of the third person objective point of view in which the story ‚“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ is told. Shirley Jackson uses situational irony as well as verbal irony to keep the readers on their toes and especially to keep the ending a surprise. Achieving this irony would be very difficult
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letter back to Delphin telling him she would be there‚ which Mrs. Slade wasn’t expecting that because she was too caught up in being out to get Mrs. Ansley (120). The title of this story could possibly be the most important irony of the story. Although the other ironies are very important too‚ the story would not have that overall ironic twist to it if it were not for the title. Roman Fever is another name for pneumonia that you could catch it you were outside after dark in the valley‚ due to
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daughter is sent to church‚ an explosion kills the child. “ ‘Ballad of Birmingham’ provides rich lessons in irony‚ the power of poetry‚ and the history of our country” (Jolley 38). The irony is displayed from the fact that the mother wants to keep her child safe by sending her to church and thus leads to her death is one of the main literary devices that Randall uses in this poem. From this irony‚ one can see how afraid the African American
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