Symbolism‚ Irony‚ and Theme in Short Stories Two very different short stories‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Scarlet Ibis” display exemplary symbolism‚ irony‚ the theme of alienation and isolation‚ and the element of flashback. Symbolism is the use of different objects to represent a further meaning. Irony is a technique of indicating‚ as through character or plot development‚ an intention opposite of that which is actually stated. Theme is the overall point that the author is trying to convey
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The Ransom of Red Chief is one of my favorite O. Henry stories. Always the master of comic irony‚ Henry is at the top of his form in this story of two incompetent would-be kidnappers‚ Sam Howard and Bill Driscoll. The story is told in the first person by protagonist Sam‚ whose grand vocabulary and self important attitude helps set the stage for the major fall he and his partner Bill take when they capture a malevolent red-headed hellion‚ Johnny Dorset (a worthy antagonist)‚ and attempt to hold
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Cameron Evans Mrs. Elrod AP Literature and Composition 19 Aug 2012 Observations for How to Read Literature Like A Professor by Thomas C. Foster Introduction: How’d He Do That? 1. Literature has a set of codes and rules‚ a set of conventions and patterns. 2. Conventions are used‚ observed‚ anticipated‚ and then fulfilled. 3. The three things that differentiate a professional reader from those less experienced are: memory‚ symbol and pattern. 4. A “Faustian bargain” is like making
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FIGURES OF SPEECH: literary resources used to provide vividness‚ intensity and beauty to poetry and prose.” RESEMBLANCE METAPHOR: transfers attributes from one object to another‚ identifies. The bishop was a pillar of the church (pillar=strength : bishop= strength) He was a very serpent on my path (serpent= evil‚ danger: he=evil‚ danger) SIMILE: compares two things to clarify the meaning of one of them by using “as” or “like” to link them The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold
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arrival of Duncan when she becomes in league with the elements of darkness and the supernatural. Verbal irony is used in this quote since she tells the spirits to turn her into a man however she wishes to be rid of her womanly nature and become cold and cruel enough to commit murder. 5. Scene 6 (Line 1) Duncan uses these words to describe Macbeth’s castle. This quote is an example of dramatic irony since the reader is aware of his upcoming assassination that Duncan is oblivious to. The reader also
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arrival. However‚ the title operates ironically because the “homecoming” described in the poem is related to death‚ mourning and loss and the arrival of a nameless body is quite different from the heartfelt joy extended to a loved one. By establishing Irony through the globally understood ritual of homecoming celebration‚ Dawe generates universal appeal. Through the use of Repetition‚ Dawe establishes the inhuman‚ machine-like processing of human bodies‚ a ghastly reality common to all conflicts that
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of three types of irony: dramatic‚ verbal‚ and situational. The first type of irony employed by Kate Chopin in her short story entitled “The Story of an Hour” is dramatic irony. Dramatic irony exists when a character of a work has a limited understanding of his or her situation at a particular moment of the unfolding action‚ and the audience‚ at the same instance‚ is aware of the characters actual situation. In “The Story of an Hour‚” the reader first experiences dramatic irony when Mrs. Mallard’s
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"The Guest" by Albert Camus For this assignment you are required to: 1) Review the elements of literature (pages) found in the contents page under "Elements of Literature" 2) Research and write a (one-page‚ 250 words maximum) report entirely in your own words‚ answering the question: What is existentialism? What beliefs do existentialists hold? 3) Read "The Guest" by Albert Camus. Click onto link. 4) Answer the questions which follow. Ensure that each response is in paragraph form. Each paragraph
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his humble intelligence as he speaks with Bruno. Kotler is mean‚ cold and plain nasty as he yells at Pavel with such intensity and utter disrepect. You feel the utter fear as he calls Pavel a filthy jew. 2. Determine the irony that exists between Pavel and Kotler. The irony of the situation is the circumstance that exists between Pavel and Kotler. It is ironic that Pavel‚ an educated doctor‚ is working as a waiter/cook in Bruno’s house. It is ironic that Kotler‚ a teenage soldier‚ has more
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elephants”. The big similarity between these two works was the two author’s use of irony. The Title of the story "Hill like White Elephants‚" is ironic‚ because a white elephant is a term used for something that you don’t really want‚ but have to accept. The story is about abortion‚ and how the baby is coming between the couple. In this case the baby is a white elephant that the man does not want. In A&P the irony came when Sammy decided to step up to the plate and quit right in front of his boss
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