dictionary defines humor as "a quality that appeals to a sense of the ludicrous (laughable and/or ridiculous) or incongruous." Incongruity is the very essence of irony. More specifically‚ irony is "incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result." Flannery O’Connor’s works are masterpieces in the art of literary irony‚ the laughable and ridiculous. The absurd situations‚ ridiculous characters‚ and feelings of superiority that O’Connor creates make up her shocking and extremely
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enough to write such a challenging poem. This poem is like a “soul scream’ – Bradstreet shares her desire to be recognized and respected as a female writer. She shares that desire in a very interesting way. The whole poem is mostly based on irony and sarcasm. Especially it can be noticed throughout the first three stanzas‚ where she intentionally understates herself and her skills. For example‚ “A Bartas can do what a Bartas will‚ But simple I according to my skill”‚ from the second stanza
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turns out to not be a stranger at all‚ has created. “The War of the Wall” is a beautiful piece of literature that honors the history and struggles of America and also teaches not to make assumptions about people and their intentions. Bambara’s use of irony‚ suspense‚ and a powerful theme make the message of her story extremely powerful and shocking to the reader‚ who will surely remember it long after they’re finished reading. One literary device used by Bambara to give her story meaning is the use
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As a supportive literature device to figurative language‚ irony also played a crucial role in making “counting stars” become a literature work. Irony can be defined as the disparity between what it shows to be true and what is legit true. Irony provides the meaning of words or phrases‚ which usually have a different meaning from the actual meaning of those words or phrases ( “Irony- Examples and…”)This is also really interesting because the audiences can interpret this literature work in different
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Conclusion The theme in the novel “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini is the inner strength of a women even in the darkest of times‚ which he has shown through symbolism‚ metaphors / similes‚ and irony. Both Mariam and Laila endure so much heartache in their lives because they are women‚ yet they continue the strength to pull together and persevere. Mariam was born in a world which turns their back on women. She has a father who refuses to acknowledge her existence‚ a husband who abuses
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significance of the title She Stoops to Conquer. Even without reading the play‚ the irony of the title is obvious‚ since the "she" in question is lowering herself in order to prove herself superior. In context of the play‚ the title could be argued to refer both to Kate’s plan to trap Marlow and to Goldsmith’s purpose of using “low comedy” to convince his audience to embrace it. The former is a good description of the irony of Kate’s plan: in order to convince herself she is a worthy match for Marlow‚
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BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF STYLISTIC DEVICES IN LITERATURE 1.1. Stylistic Resources of Language. Lexical and Lexico-Syntactical Stylistic Devices in Fiction……………………………………………………………6 1.2. The Use of Expressive Means in Literature..………………………………11 1.2.1. Irony as a Stylistic Device Used in Literature……………………………..12 1.2.2. The Use of Epithets in Fiction……………………………………………..15 1.2.3. The Role of Repetition in Literature……………………………………….18 1.2.4. The Importance of Phraseological Units Employed in Narrative…………
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set in c1598 in England. The author of this play‚ William Shakespeare has used various literary techniques to construct and develop its characters. This essay will analyse some of the techniques including tone‚ character-specific dialogue‚ dramatic irony‚ soliloquy‚ and symbolism that has been used by the author to construct the characters of the play including Benedick‚ Beatrice‚ and Don John. Tone is one of the major techniques used by Shakespeare in this play‚ to show audience the type and behaviour
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Part-1 1. Plot: This is an entire event described in a story which is based on the sequence and order neatly arrange together. A plot could be cause and effect too‚ as it also refers to what has been done and what are its effects. Some stories have very simple plots‚ while some others have highly complex plots. 2. Character: This is the second important element of a fiction. A character takes part in the events of the plot and plays an active role in it. This could be a human being‚ an animal
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Lamb to the Slaughter Literary Analysis Roald Dahl’s Lamb to the Slaughter is the story of a loyal’s wife reaction to her husband’s betrayal‚ using the rhetorical devices of dramatic irony‚ dark humor and foreshadowing. Throughout‚ the story you follow an abnormal day in Mary Maloney very wonted life. She makes the day abnormal by murdering her husband and shrewdly covers it up‚ without leaving a trace of evidence. The first rhetorical device encountered is foreshadowing‚ and foreshadowing is
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