story simply by adding in something that is unexpected to happen. When the unexpected is used in literature it is known as irony. An author uses irony to shock the reader by adding a twist to the story. In “The Story of an Hour” and “The Storm” both by Kate Chopin and her use of irony in the story is incredibly done more than once. Kate Chopin does a great job in placing irony into this short story and makes the reader understand that the unexpected happens in life. Kate's story is based on the
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Metaphor A metaphor asserts that one thing is something that it literally is not. For example: * This bedroom is a prison. * He's a real gannet. * He listened with a stone face. * We don't need dinosaurs in this company. Simile A simile likens one thing to another (usually achieved by the use of the wordlike or as). For example: * He eats like a gannet. * This sandwich tastes like sawdust between two doormats. * She sings like an angel. * It's like water off a duck's
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Irony 1. Definition There are innumerable definitions of irony, but all of them have in common the following notions: * the opposition of the word’s contextual meaning to its general meaning * mockery as the major goal of irony Irony is… * (from Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία (eirōneía) meaning “dissimulation, feigned ignorance”) a trope based on direct opposition of the meaning to the sense. (J.M. Skrebnev) * a stylistic device in which the contextual evaluative meaning of a word
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There are many types of literary techniques and devices used in the stories including situational irony, imagery, and symbolism. Situational irony is used in “The Skating Party” when uncle Nathan saves Delia instead of Eunice. The twist at the end helps me understand that uncle Nathan never fell out of love with Delia and was only supressing his feelings. Imagery is used
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Summary In the beginning of the poem, an ancient mariner stops a passing wedding guest from the nearby celebration, although the Wedding Guest is reluctant to heed his words. Then, he starts to tell the story of the time when a storm hit his ship while he and his crew as out at sea, which was followed by snow and mist. Suddenly, an Albatross comes and the storm goes away, and the sailors on the Mariner’s ship worships it “as if it had been a Christian soul” (14). Yet, for no apparent reason, and
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The Irony of It “Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor” (Collins). One of the many ways that irony can be presented is through hypocritical statements like this quote. This is true for the short story, “The Lottery” written by Shirley Jackson in 1948 which can easily be compared to the modern film, The Hunger Games, originally a book authored by Suzanne Collins. Both of these pieces encase many different literary devices; irony was the most evident. “The great thing about irony
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At birth, one does not get to choose a name. One’s name is assigned and one’s name turns into an identity. In many instances in Flannery O'Connor's short stories, names give away a character’s moral identity. Many of the names that Flannery O'Connor uses are ironic and provide insight on how she wants the character’s to be perceived. In the short story, Good Country People, a thirty-two year old crippled girl changed her name from Joy to Hulga because she believed it was an ugly name, eventually
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used a lot of verbal and situational irony in his personal narrative. The irony he uses makes almost everything he says seem like he is overreacting! One example of situational irony in his essay is “ There is something unsettling about immigrants because…well, because they chatter incomprehensibly, and they get in everyone’s way.” Immigrants don’t alway talk incomprehensibly like he mentions, nor do they get in everyone’s way. The writer uses situational irony to get the reader's attention about
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"Who is the enemy? An analysis of the ironic third person limited narration in Empire of the Sun" Thesis: "How does Ballard utilize irony to convey the idea that there may be more than one way to look at things (show Jim's competing and unexpected perspective towards the Japanese and Chinese). Quotes: “The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.” ~Ivy Baker Priest “The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side
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The Insincere Pardoner Chaucer satirizes the Church by using irony with the Pardoner's prevaricated indulgences, homosexual features, and deceiving actions, which contributes to the meaning of the story by criticizing the Church. Chaucer creates irony by making the Pardoner sell indulgences for self gain of money. A Pardoner sells indulgences to people who have committed sins in order to repent them and gets money in exchange. However, Chaucer reveals that the Pardoner does this duty for self-interest
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