Two important literary styles that can be seen in “The Cask of Amontillado” are a point of view and irony. Both components aid in building the suspense that is maintained throughout the story. The narrator (Montresor) uses the first-person point of view in speaking to an unidentified individual. “You‚ who so well knows the nature of my soul” that is never revealed in the story. (pg 1126). Montresor’s demeanor throughout the story is calm‚ confident‚ and void of emotion. He never suggests to the
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Passage-based essay 2. The moment in which Elizabeth tells a lie in order to save her husband’s life‚ indicates dramatic irony. The playwright makes this happen when first John Proctor calls Abigail’s a whore and‚ in spite of the humiliation he felt‚ revealed his affair with her. As Danforth cannot believe the seventeen year-old girl is actually a “whore”‚ he asks Goody Proctor to come up to test the truth of this charge. Before she enters the court‚ John swears Elizabeth is an extremely honest
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“The Necklace” is an 1884 short story by French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is known for its twist ending‚ a hallmark of de Maupassant’s style. In “Coarseness and Predatory Humor‚” John Cowper Powys goes off the beaten path. Instead of discussing Maupassant’s detailed writing style with twist endings‚ he writes about the underlying twisted humor in “The Necklace” and human’s odd infatuation with it. “The raw bleeding pieces—each‚ as one almost feels‚ with its own peculiar cry—of the living body
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Irony Irony is the use of words to express something different and often opposite to its literal meaning and it is a device that plays a major role in revealing the theme of a literary work. In Inferno‚ written by Niven and Pournelle‚ the main character‚ Allan Carpentier‚ travels into the depths of hell and finally escapes when he realizes who he is. Throughout his journey‚ the other people in hell do not want to accept that they are there‚ which in turn‚ is the reason they cannot leave hell. Those
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One big claim that was mentioned the most in Chapter 26‚ was how ironies was used as an element of surprise in many pieces of literature‚ from the movies‚ to books of any kind‚ all the way to poems. The Lego Movie had so many ironies‚ that the amount was figuratively uncountable. In this presentation‚ I chose two obvious evidence to convey even further the point that Thomas C. Foster claimed. The video on the top left‚ is a video clip of Emmett’s colleagues reflecting on who Emmet is as
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Irony in the Story of an Hour “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is filled with Irony. Irony‚ in this story‚ is defined by something other than the expected happening. From the beginning‚ things are not what they seem. The author makes the reader believe that the main character will react in one way‚ but to our surprise something different happens. She creates‚ in our minds‚ an idea that there will be sorrow and mourning over death. After reading the first paragraph I thought the main character
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The use of irony in Huckleberry Finn Throughout the entire book‚ The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain used irony to expose the dark and absurd society during that time. The contrasts between the gorgeous appearances and decayed nature present readers the benighted and selfish qualities of human. Also‚ the ironical descriptions about Romanticism show readers the unrealistic and impractical society. Lastly‚ people’s daily dialogue reflects black people’s menial positions. Mark Twain tried
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subject of war and protest. Some writers have written to memorize battles‚ honor those who fight or just to glorify war itself. What tools can writers use to protest war? Writers use three techniques to achieve the protest of war. They use Imagery‚ Irony‚ and Structure. A way writers use to protest war is by using Imagery. Crane used very strong glorifying imagery. He put negative images next to the glorified images and that was his way of protesting war. “Hoarse‚ booming drums of the regiment” is
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in others‚ irony is used in both stories to help readers understand their message‚ but the messages that are portrayed to the audience differ. “The Pardoner’s Tale” by Geoffrey Chaucer and “Federigo’s Falcon” by Giovanni Boccaccio portray how greed can be the start of something evil‚ and how sometimes sacrifices have to be made for the people that are most loved. Therefore “Federigo’s Falcon” and “The pardoner’s tale” are similar because both authors portray their message with irony. The three
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authors fail to do. Unlike the general crowd‚ Sophocles uses positive personality traits to bring conflict to his characters. He breaks normal organization of works and pushes the use of character flaws out of view. With this‚ persuading irony is formed—an irony which immortalizes the play just as a proper burial would immortalize Polyneices. Standard positive traits result in Creon and Antigone’s disgraces. Creon is a determined captain of a severely injured ship. He is aware of the torn masts
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