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    the story personify people who were a part of the Russian Revolution. Napoleon is based on Joseph Stalin‚ Snowball is based on Leon Trotsky‚ Old Major is based on Karl Marx‚ and Mr. Jones is based on Tsar Nicholas II. Animal Farm starts out with a situational irony when the animals are very unhappy with the humans and decide to take over the farm and run it themselves. The two pigs Napoleon and Snowball assume the roles of leadership but do not get along very well. This is a situational irony because

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    Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe is recognized for the detective stories‚ and wanted to be known as a poet. Edgar has a great impact in America because he has an NFL team named after him and a has a parody after his story “The Raven” on the Simpsons Show. Edgar Allan Poe’s style is characterized by his use of sound imagery‚ irony‚ and repeated elements‚ which he uses to create an emotional effect for his readers. In Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Cask of Amontillado” he uses sound imagery to describe Fortunato’s

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    endure the abuse it becomes worse as time passed and she felt hopeless in trying to protect herself. As shown in the book the main protagonist tells her story in a diary. In the Color Purple many ironic devices are used to show the true meaning of the book.The ironic that the author used are situational irony and symbolism. The situational irony plays a big part in the book because it displayed many use of those devices noticed a lot of it used. For example when Mr.__ and Celie go visit shug they

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    “The Story of an HourIrony Essay The beauty of a literary work lies in its effective use of figurative language. Irony is one of the most versatile of literary elements‚ and it plays a very important role in "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. Situational irony is used to show the reader that something that is not expected happens in the plot. Dramatic irony is used to clue the reader in‚ on something that is happening that the characters in the story do not know about. Both situational and

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    The story “The Gift of the Magi” Irony is the opposite of what’s expected. There are three type of irony‚ the first type of irony is verbal irony it can also be called sarcasm or being sarcastic. The next irony is dramatic irony it is when the author lets the reader into the secret. The third irony is situational irony and it is when no one knows something was going to happen. So in this case he used dramatic irony because we knew that Della cut her hair so she can buy a Christmas gift for Jim.

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    CPE 12 April 2011 Realism Essay Irony is all around in everyday‚ daily‚ lives. Sometimes people don’t notice it‚ but if they would take a step back and really look‚ irony would be right there. In “The Story of an Hour” and “Richard Cory” irony takes place quite a bit. The irony in “The Story of an Hour” is that Mrs. Mallard’s husband dies‚ and as soon as she hears of this news‚ she starts feeling relieved‚ free‚ and happy. In “Richard Cory”‚ the irony is that he was a very wealthy‚ good-looking

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    “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson In “The Hunger Games‚” the district really never has a say so on that is selected‚ but yet everyone gathers to watch. Similarly in “The Lottery” villagers gather to select a ticket to find one villager to be stoned to death. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ the events of the narrative seem to suggest that traditions are a normal part of society. However a close look at the use of irony and foreshadowing demonstrate the lack of normalcy in the community. The tension

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    In “The Story of an Hour”‚ Kate Chopin utilizes irony to portray marriage as a negative and suffocating experience. In the story Louise Mallard is notified that her husband Brently has been killed in a railroad accident. Chopin uses situational irony to show how Louise is not distressed‚ but pleased‚ to hear of her husband’s death. Her realization that she will no longer be bound to another person excites her as seen through Chopin’s utilization of verbal irony. Chopin utilizes situational and verbal

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    The Story of an Hour: Discuss three examples AND kinds irony used in “The Story of an Hour.” Make sure to have one example of verbal irony‚ one of situational irony‚ and one of dramatic irony. One example of verbal irony in “A Story of an Hour” is the last sentence in the story which says “When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease—of joy that kills” (DiYanni 41) This is verbal irony because it is written that she died of too much happiness to see her husband‚ whom she thought

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    earning wealth. Swift inserts his use of situational irony‚ metonymy‚ logos‚ and allusion to mock the lack of interest the British government has in reconstructing Ireland. Swift begins his writing with situational irony‚ as he describes his town as great. He discusses the many negatives within‚ as well as the “eye sore” that is seen upon entering‚ “It is a melancholy object to those‚ who walk through this great town”. The use of great town relates to irony‚ as the town is anything but great with

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