McCarthyism trials. Miller’s extensive [use of] irony in the crucible reveals the actual motives behind events carried out during the Salem witch trials‚ and thereby he exposes the dark truth of what happened during 1950’s McCarthyism trials on Unamerican activities. Even in the very beginning Miller wastes no time in describing the abject of his play. Some circumstances surrounding the ritual committed by the girls are near perfect representations of dramatic irony‚ that bring to light innocent people
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The Reliable Reserve Force Augmenting the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Regular Force Republic Act 7077‚ otherwise known as “Citizen Armed Force or Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act”‚ was enacted in 27 June 1991 prompting the organization and development of the Reserve Force. Under this act‚ the Reserve Component‚ is mandated to provide the base for the expansion of the AFP Regular Force in the events of war‚ invasion or rebellion; to assist in relief and rescue during disasters
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Contrast and Irony in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn During the 19th century in Southern society‚ it was uncommon to find a white person who saw racism negatively or even dared to criticize its ways. Society was integrated with the feelings of racism and discrimination of blacks who most whites almost automatically saw as inferior. Rather than conform to these ways of society‚ Mark Twain‚ in his novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ instead criticizes the racist nature he viewed in southern
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latter from a new and unexpected side. In irony‚ which is our next item of consideration‚ subjectivity lies in the evaluation of the phenomenon named. The essence of this SD consists in the foregrounding not of the logical but of the evaluative meaning. The context is arranged so that the qualifying word in irony reverses the direction of the evaluation‚ and the word positively charged is understood as a negative qualification and (much-much rarer) vice versa. Irony thus is a stylistic device in which
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Dramatic Irony in Oedipus the King Before taking a closer look on the identity of the protagonist and murderer‚ and having in mind that Oedipus the King is a very spacious and difficult to analyze play‚ including opportunities for discussion on quite a few topics‚ I have chosen to briefly focus on the dramatic irony used by Sophocles to disclose the characters’ identity throughout the play. In general‚ irony is a very common technique used in every drama work and it is usually used by the author
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basketball has some type of force working upon it. For example‚ without friction a basketball player would be unable to stop because inertia states that objects in motion tend to stay in motion. Without friction acting upon the player‚ there is no force to stop him‚ until he hits a wall that is. With this information you can come to the conclusion that without forces‚ there would be no game of basketball. However‚ what exactly is a force? Webster’s dictionary defines force as a push or pull that can
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and ID receipt) 5. June 13‚ 2011 – First Day of Classes for the First Semester‚ Academic Year 2011-2012. Alliteration refers to the repetition of a consonant sound‚ at least three times in a sentence. It is often used as a figure of speech in poetry‚ and even advertisements use alliteration in their tag
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Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the author uses irony to expose the true character that Arthur Dimmesdale truly is.Dimmesdale is known‚ to the townspeople of the Puritan village in Boston‚ as a well spoken and profound minister who is their vision of God. Although Minister Arthur Dimmesdale has many qualities that make him stand out in the puritan community; his sinful secret that burdens him severely every day is heavily shown through the three main types of irony. The people of this Puritan community
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DRAMATIC IRONY IN A DOLL’S HOUSE Dramatic irony usually refers to a situation in a play wherein a character’s knowledge is limited‚ and he or she encounters something of greater significance than he or she knows. Throughout the play‚ most of the dramatic irony displayed is between Nora and Helmer‚ with Helmer being the character whose knowledge is limited. Dramatic irony is a device commonly and frequently used by playwrights. Irony arises from a contrast between appearance and reality between what
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Richard III - Irony of Shakespeare Shakespeare is known for his wit and brilliance in writing. One of his tactics is his use of irony. There are three types of irony: verbal‚ dramatic and situational. Verbal irony is a figure of speech in which the speaker says the opposite of what he or she intends to say. Dramatic irony is the contrast between what a character says or thinks and what the reader knows to be true. Situational irony is the discrepancy between appearance and reality or between
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