imagery‚ symbolism‚ and many more. However‚ this essay is only going to talk about two of these methods; irony. These two methods seem to be the most used in the play and also seem to add the most feeling or impact on the audience. There are many instances in Oedipus Rex‚ that the dramatic technique of irony is used to cause unrest within the audience. One instance in which dramatic irony prevails is in lines 146-148‚ “For whoever he was who killed that man / would as soon kill me with that same
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best known for his stand-up routines‚ for which he uses observational comedy‚ situational irony and sarcasm in pertaining to Filipino culture and human sexuality. He is also the first openlygay endorser for a major product (Globe Telecom) kj ;loj kh k hk hk highest-grossing film in Philippine cinema.[1][2][3] He is best known for his stand-up routines‚ for which he uses observational comedy‚ situational irony and sarcasm in pertaining to Filipino culture and human sexuality. He is also the first
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Literary Analysis Irony is a major stylistic device used in “Lamb to the Slaughter”. After Mary Maloney kills her husband‚ she puts the murder weapon‚ a frozen leg of lamb‚ in the oven to cook. She says to the detectives “Why don’t you eat up that lamb that’s in the oven? It’ll be cooked just right by now.” The author used dramatic irony in this part to show that things aren’t always what they seem to be. This also adds excitement and a conclusion to the plot. While the detectives thought they
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within the story occurs when an unsuspecting cat gets its head caught in an upturned jug‚ and struggled to free itself. As a result the residents of the block mistake the hysterical cat for a thief‚ and later‚ a spirit. Here Narayan uses dramatic irony as the reader is aware of the fact that the devilish creature’ haunting the store is‚ in fact‚ a cat‚ while the characters do not. Thus‚ one views the resident’s reactions as naïve and comically exaggerated. Furthermore‚ the residents are kept from
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The theme of sight vs. blindness is a very prevalent theme in Oedipus the King. The two most affected characters by this main theme are Oedipus‚ the king‚ and Tiresias‚ the blind seer. Oedipus is affected because while he is not literally blind‚ he is blinded by ambition to find the killer of Laius‚ and blind to what is happening around him. Tiresias‚ who is actually blind‚ is a prophet and understands what is happening around him. Oedipus does not understand what is happening around him‚ but can
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Tasha Petitlouis ENC1102 Response Paper #1 revised February 11‚ 2014 What Is Shirley Jackson’s message in “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson’s message in “The Lottery” would happen to be a common case of irony‚ for the unexpected happens to the main character Tessie Hutchinson. The setting is a small unknown village‚ which participates in a gruesome murder every year. Each June 27th a lottery is hosted‚ and a single individual’s fate is chosen by a small piece of paper with a black dot in the center
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mocks the unrealistic "rags to riches" stories. The use of irony and sarcasm makes the genre of the poem satirical poetry. The poem is a modern‚ free verse poem that contains nine stanzas. Sexton leads in with four short stories that use repetition as a literary device to verify her version of Cinderella. She uses these stanzas to say that the stories are all myths just like Cinderella. Anne Sexton uses many literary devices such as irony‚ similes‚ metaphors‚ repetition‚ and symbolism and the idea
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This short story materializes initially through an introduction describing an occurrence in a classic English pub of a young fellow who decided to drop his cigarette-end into a waste-paper basket‚ despite the affluence of available ashtrays around. However‚ it soon becomes apparent that this happening serves only as a prologue and a link to the real story that is to follow. One of the clients‚ Mr. Mulliner takes the opportunity to tell the other individuals present‚ some only known to the reader
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In the yellow wallpaper‚ the narrator is the character that the readers feel sad for the most. The narrator is a young wife and mother whose physician husband‚ john claims that she is suffering from depression. He takes her to a rest cure treatment and locks her in a nursery with ’rings and things in the walls’ to ensure a good rest for her. Yet‚ she loses her sanity under the circumstances of John’s excess suppression and the distracting yellow wallpaper in the room. John completely holds the authority
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�The Lumber room� is the text for analysis‚ which represents an ironical story written by a well-known British novelist and short story writer Hector Munro. Hector Hugh Munro is best known in a literature word under a pseudonym Saki. He is acclaimed for his witty‚ sometimes whimsical‚ often cynical and bizarre short stories; they are collected in Reginald (1904)‚ The Chronicles of Clovis (1911)‚ Beasts and Super-Beasts (1914)‚ and other volumes. Included among his other works are two novels‚ The
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