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    Irony in Jekyll and Hyde

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    Verbal irony presents itself well in Stevenson’s story (Stevenson 1-78). "I am quite sure of him‚" replied Jekyll‚ "I have grounds for certainty that I cannot share with anyone." (Stevenson 30). Jekyll is speaking about his good friend Mr. Hyde‚ whom no one knows is his divided "other" personality (Stevenson 30). Literally‚ Jekyll knows Hyde very well‚ but cannot disclose certain personal information about Hyde’s life that he does not wish to share; yet the reader finds out later‚ that Jekyll is

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    Irony: The Art Of Satire

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    Satire is a literary work in which the follies of its subject are attacked through irony‚ derision‚ or wit‚ usually to fulfill a corrective purpose. Those who satirize are called satirists. Satire is an art‚ and while making a point‚ it should do it in such a way that the reader doesn’t feel assaulted‚ or moralized. No one likes a moralizer. Satire’s more eye opening than judgmental‚ and is conveyed through distortion‚ exaggeration (as well as understatement)‚ paronomasia‚ ambiguity and innuendo

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    in writing a short story. Some important literary devices are irony‚ symbolism‚ and imagery. This not only gives insight to the author ’s style but it also allows the reader to understand the short story they are reading. In "The Cask Of Amontillado‚" by Edgar Allan Poe and "A Rose For Emily‚" by William Faulkner the use of irony‚ symbolism‚ and imagery are used to show readers what pride‚ revenge‚ and power will do to people. The irony in "The Cask Of Amontillado" is indicated when Montresor states

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    Worse Than Death ——An Analysis of Irony in Emily Dickinson’s “I Felt a Funeral in My Brain” The whole poem was in the past tense‚ just like relating to the poet’s nostalgic retrospective‚ telling a story that truly happened to her. What’s so scary a part about the poem is‚ if without the first line‚ the major subject— a “Funeral” that Emily once went through by herself‚ offering readers an angle of view from their own coffins‚ alive. The poem‚ thus‚ has put up a question probably with no answer:

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    Irony In Vera By Saki

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    In this story Saki uses irony. Some of the characters demonstrate a mirror image of their names and their personalities. On the other hand‚ other character’s names are the complete opposite of their personalities. Vera’s name comes from words that mean truth or honesty‚ while in reality Vera lies and manipulates the truth due to the circumstances of her situation. “Do you know‚ sometimes on still‚ quiet evenings like this‚ I almost get a creepy feeling that they will all walk though that window--”

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    dream. There aren’t any beasts to be afraid of on this island . . . Serve you right if something did get you‚ you useless lot of cry-babies!” Irony is found in this quote because fear can end up hurting you. For example‚ fear can lead you to do things that you would not normally consider because you are desperate to get away from something. Another form of irony is when he says there are not any beasts to be afraid of. In my opinion‚ I

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    Nora Dramatic Irony

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    years she was his ‘puppet’. A supplementary illustration of dramatic irony is when Torvald says that he will willingly sacrifice his happiness and dignity if some danger were to threaten

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    think of winning a large sum of money before being stoned to death. "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson brings this horrible idea to life. While the overall mood of the story depicts a typical day in a small rural town‚ through great use of imagery and irony the reader is set up for an unusual ending. Shirley Jackson uses a great deal of imagery to set the mood of the story. At first glance the reader gets a visual picture of a pristine‚ tranquil summer day‚ a day when "the flowers were blossoming profusely

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    The irony is the twist ending to this short story. When the story reached an ending‚ Jim sells his watch to buy combs for Della’s hair‚ but Della cut her hair and sold it to buy a chain for Jim’s watch. This story included a situational irony. I believe the number 3 is referring to the three Magi‚ Balthasar‚ Melchior‚ and Gaspar‚ with three homelands. In the story‚ he mentioned he would love Della no matter condition she is in‚ shows that he is a kind man. The story also mentions the watch has value

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    Irony In The Kite Runner

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    “The great thing about irony is that it splits things apart‚ gets up above them so we can see the flaws and hypocrisies and duplicates.” – David Foster Wallace. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ included lessons that gave readers a glimpse of what life is like as one grows older. As we progress through the book‚ we see how the relationship between servant and masters looks like. The relationship between Baba and Ali‚ and‚ Amir and Hassan‚ really captures the essence of how hypocritical and ironic

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