Woods on a Snowy Evening” Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is about a man who stops to admire snowfall in woods as he is travelling from farms to market. Caught between reality and fantasy‚ the poem is full of contrasts and irony. Life is so busy that often at times adults cannot enjoy Earth’s beauty. The narrator’s description‚ “The woods are lovely‚ dark and deep”‚ sounds as if he just realized how much beauty he is missing. Even when he recalls he has obligations to
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committee has previously played football & played for the club. He has a passion for the club but is seen to fail at being the president. Furthermore‚ Ted abuses his power as the club’s president & also tries to be strong but is weak. Williamson uses irony‚ “Yes my aunt makes great scones‚ but it doesn’t mean she should run a cake factory” to emphasise Laurie’s error and simultaneously asserts Ted’s authority as the clubs president. Moreover‚ Williamson uses sarcasm‚ “This is lovely. Really delightful
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directly so it allows the readers thoughts to linger on symbolism. Courage is a theme that is revealed in the story through the two devices irony and symbolism. Jig is the courageous one in the story‚ not because she is pregnant with the child because she seems willing to keep it‚ thinking it will bring joy to her typical life. The literary device of irony reinforces the theme of courage. Jig shows courage since she openly speaks of what she feels about her supposedly shallow relationship with
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“An Ethipioan slaughterhouse. When I was in elementary school‚ the best we ever got was a trip to Old Salem or Colonial Williamsburg‚ where supposedly time stood stands still.” The irony in Sedaris’s envious emotion can be seen due to the odd craving for risk and change in comparison to the average joes need for comfort and safety in experiences. Sedaris’s unusual sense of wanting to experience the unheard of communicates the underlying
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Rhetorical Devices and Strategies: Coca Cola and Grove Press Within society power struggles are inevitable and in the business world it is no different. The letters of correspondence between an executive of the Coca-Cola Company‚ Ira C. Herbert and a representative of Grove Press‚ Richard Seaver express their different viewpoints on the use of Coca-Cola’s slogan “It’s the Real Thing”‚ in an advertisement promoting Diary of a Harlem Schoolteacher by Jim Haskins. Both Herbert and Seaver attempt
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"Homecoming" that helps us gain an insight into the personal and public experiences is the use of irony. The title homecoming usually implies a heroic or celebratory return with family and friends. It also invokes a sense of anticipation for the return of a particular individual‚ however the title is ironic as the "Homecoming"‚ is related to the mourning and death of a nameless soldier. Another affective us of irony would be the repetition of the suffix -ing; "picking"‚ "zipping"‚ "tagging"‚ "giving" and
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capabilities of the youth. Lurie skillfully uses humor to highlight some important issues in the society. He twists the language and the words to get his point across to the readers in the most entertaining fashion. Lurie uses techniques such as irony‚ imagery‚ dialogue‚ typical teenage exaggerated language and different point of views to make his story most enjoyable. At the opening of the story‚ Nu hilariously describes his peers as “ There they sat‚ the astronomer‚ the nuclear physicist‚ the
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In “Maggie: A Girl of the Streets”‚ irony is a central theme surrounding Maggie’s life because it lead up to her death‚ and briefly showed a different side to some characters. The characters that had such ironic events were Maggie‚ Pete‚ and Mary. Maggie had her epiphany about Pete and the scene with her family; Pete turned out to be insecure and Mary show emotion towards her daughter after she died. Each character eventually had some type of dramatic change at some point in the novel. When someone
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Originally a novel‚ written by W. Sommerset Maugham‚ "The Razor’s Edge" is the story of an American man named Larry‚ who undergoes a transformation as he witnesses the changes in the world and his own life. Larry experiences disillusionment due to World War I‚ seeks refuge in France to "find himself"‚ and questions the morals of society. The Razor’s Edge entails several of the main elements of modernism‚ and Maugham illustrates them by exposing the darker side of the American Dream through relationships
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and learn to love it. But I do‚ I told her. Oh‚ that’s rich‚ she said. That’s rich.” This passage directly relates to the theme of coming of age in a repressive society‚ which the author consistently weaves through the story‚ by using diction and irony to tie the theme together. This passage appears at the beginning of the novel‚ which is highly relevant as it sets the tone for the rest of the story‚ while giving the reader insight into the main character. “My guidance counselor has suggested to
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