in writing a short story. Some important literary devices are irony‚ symbolism‚ and imagery. This not only gives insight to the author ’s style but it also allows the reader to understand the short story they are reading. In "The Cask Of Amontillado‚" by Edgar Allan Poe and "A Rose For Emily‚" by William Faulkner the use of irony‚ symbolism‚ and imagery are used to show readers what pride‚ revenge‚ and power will do to people. The irony in "The Cask Of Amontillado" is indicated when Montresor states
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In this story Saki uses irony. Some of the characters demonstrate a mirror image of their names and their personalities. On the other hand‚ other character’s names are the complete opposite of their personalities. Vera’s name comes from words that mean truth or honesty‚ while in reality Vera lies and manipulates the truth due to the circumstances of her situation. “Do you know‚ sometimes on still‚ quiet evenings like this‚ I almost get a creepy feeling that they will all walk though that window--”
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dream. There aren’t any beasts to be afraid of on this island . . . Serve you right if something did get you‚ you useless lot of cry-babies!” Irony is found in this quote because fear can end up hurting you. For example‚ fear can lead you to do things that you would not normally consider because you are desperate to get away from something. Another form of irony is when he says there are not any beasts to be afraid of. In my opinion‚ I
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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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who want you to live a long‚ happy life. However‚ that is not the case when it comes to Montresor in "The Cask of Amontillado". He shows concern and courtesy towards his friend Fortunato‚ only to kill him in an extremely disturbing manner. Adding irony within the narrative‚ Montresor is a villain who enhances the story because of his manipulative qualities and lack of remorse. Montresor is a master of manipulation. He encounters his so called friend‚ Fortunato‚ and is extremely kind and warm towards
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years she was his ‘puppet’. A supplementary illustration of dramatic irony is when Torvald says that he will willingly sacrifice his happiness and dignity if some danger were to threaten
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think of winning a large sum of money before being stoned to death. "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson brings this horrible idea to life. While the overall mood of the story depicts a typical day in a small rural town‚ through great use of imagery and irony the reader is set up for an unusual ending. Shirley Jackson uses a great deal of imagery to set the mood of the story. At first glance the reader gets a visual picture of a pristine‚ tranquil summer day‚ a day when "the flowers were blossoming profusely
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The irony is the twist ending to this short story. When the story reached an ending‚ Jim sells his watch to buy combs for Della’s hair‚ but Della cut her hair and sold it to buy a chain for Jim’s watch. This story included a situational irony. I believe the number 3 is referring to the three Magi‚ Balthasar‚ Melchior‚ and Gaspar‚ with three homelands. In the story‚ he mentioned he would love Della no matter condition she is in‚ shows that he is a kind man. The story also mentions the watch has value
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John Collier’s “The Chaser” is based on the situational irony of a young man with unreal hope. John Collier creates the short story almost entirely in dialogue between a young man‚ Alan Austen‚ who is head over heels in love and wants to possess his crush to be completely devoted to him‚ and an old man who believes in a life with zero romantic involvement. The situation reflects hidden discontentment that the story may in fact be called cynical. This is made plain by the situation‚ the unnamed old
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“The great thing about irony is that it splits things apart‚ gets up above them so we can see the flaws and hypocrisies and duplicates.” – David Foster Wallace. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ included lessons that gave readers a glimpse of what life is like as one grows older. As we progress through the book‚ we see how the relationship between servant and masters looks like. The relationship between Baba and Ali‚ and‚ Amir and Hassan‚ really captures the essence of how hypocritical and ironic
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