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    Lord of the Flies - Irony

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    William Golding‚ the author of Lord of the Flies‚ used irony to tell his story of a group of young British boys stranded on a deserted island. The readers can clearly spot the irony in the dialogue and Ralph‚ one of the main character‚ is also aware of the irony in his situation. The irony in the novel forces the readers to step aside and think about the hidden meanings the author is trying to express. <br> <br>The first example of irony occurred in chapter two. Jack says to the group of young‚ impressionable

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    Verbal Abuse Is Still Abuse “Choke” is an ad made by the Euro RSCG Chicago for the Juvenile Protective Association. This ad comes from a campaign to stop verbal abuse of children. “These disturbing PSA ads by Juvenile Protective Association visually illustrate that ’Verbal abuse is still abuse. ’ And unlike physical abuse which leaves visible marks on the outside‚ you are leaving wounds with your words that may take a young kid a lifetime to heal” (Sleepless in Amman). The key elements that

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    English 10‚ essay The Crucible‚ option 2 In “The Crucible”‚ Arthur Miller uses dramatic irony to create anxiety‚ frustration and to demonstrate the tension between the people about the lies of witchcraft in Salem. I. The author creates tension in the story by using Abigail who accuses innocent people of witchery. 1.) Abigail wants Elizabeth to get hanged so she can be back with John again. 2.) Abigail turns herself against Mary Warren after she confessed in court. II. The author creates

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    Irony in Kate Chopin

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    ENGL 1302-021 2 March 2014 Irony in Kate Chopin’s "The Storm" and "Désirée’s Baby" Kate Chopin’s stories characteristically end or contain an ironic twist. Chopin uses irony to create excitement and suspense and to also provide a deeper meaning to her story. Irony can create different parallels to a story that would otherwise be one dimensional. Kate Chopin uses irony in "The Storm" and "Désirée’s Baby" effectively creating beautiful and complex stories. "The Storm" contains both dramatic

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    based on understanding non-verbal communications. John’s story is one of many stories that show how important are non-verbal communications. Understanding other people‚ having previous expectation of the situation‚ and changing the feeling of other people are all reasons why non-verbal communications are important to study. First of all‚ one of the most important things for doing business is communication‚ and good communication is based on understanding people. Non-verbal communications are one of

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    story‚ Montresor takes revenge on Fortunado and kills him. Edgar Allan Poe demonstrates irony in “The Cask of Amontillado”. Irony is when something happens‚ but you expected the exact opposite‚ Edgar Allan Poe used irony by having Montresor pretend to care about Fortunado ‚ by making comments about Fortunado ‚ and by Montresor saying he wants Fortunado to have a long life. First‚ Edgar Allan Poe uses Irony “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ when Montresor pretends to care about Fortunado. To illustrate

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    Executive summary In this business report‚ the research discusses a topic about non-verbal communication in small groups. The research was carried on by following methods: appropriate literature‚ internet data-base research and team meetings. Non-verbal communication (NVC) is used to describe the message that is not spoken or written. It is expressed by gestures‚ body language‚ facial expressions‚ eye contacts‚ use of space‚ dress codes. There are six different functions of NVC‚ which are:

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    salvation of others. However‚ he admits outright that he is an extremely greedy man and is only in it for wealth. In the story the pardoner tells‚ irony is heavily used. Verbal irony‚ situational irony‚ and dramatic irony are all used by Chaucer to enhance the message of the story as well as keep the reader interested. Chaucer uses verbal irony to reveal the extremely hypocritical nature of his characters. The best example of this can be found in the Pardoner himself. In the prologue‚ he states

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    Irony in Roman Fever

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    letter back to Delphin telling him she would be there‚ which Mrs. Slade wasn’t expecting that because she was too caught up in being out to get Mrs. Ansley (120). The title of this story could possibly be the most important irony of the story. Although the other ironies are very important too‚ the story would not have that overall ironic twist to it if it were not for the title. Roman Fever is another name for pneumonia that you could catch it you were outside after dark in the valley‚ due to

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    daughter is sent to church‚ an explosion kills the child. “ ‘Ballad of Birmingham’ provides rich lessons in irony‚ the power of poetry‚ and the history of our country” (Jolley 38). The irony is displayed from the fact that the mother wants to keep her child safe by sending her to church and thus leads to her death is one of the main literary devices that Randall uses in this poem. From this irony‚ one can see how afraid the African American

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