literature, irony comes in a variety of different forms, but the underlying definition of irony is doing or saying something that contradicts the expectations of the reader. The three types of irony, Verbal, Situational, and Dramatic irony, are used heavily in a variety of short stories to give the story flavor and make it more appealing to the reader. In The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe, The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst, and My Oedipus Complex by Frank O’Connor, all types of irony are used
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illustrates a suspicious event taking place in a small town. Situational irony and foreshadowing are utilized to create a shocking plot. These aspects enact the reader to suspense and surprise and “shock [them] with a graphic demonstration of the point-less violence and general inhumanity in their own lives” (236), as stated by Jackson. The pursuit of situational irony shocks the reader as the plot does not go as expected. Situational irony is "the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally
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approach, authors use humor, irony, exaggeration to bring to light and chastise vices that are related to politics or an essential topic. In “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift, who was a well educated Irish author, clergymen and a satirist. “A Modest Proposal” speaks to dilemmas against Irish Catholics, he also addresses his proposals, there overall purpose is to address overpopulation issues of Irish children, while showing the use of over exaggeration, humor and irony. I believe “A Modest Proposal”
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things, are the funniest of all. We can get bord with normal stories and situations, so when there is irony presented in a story, it can create a great level of humor. O. Henry uses both Situational and verbal irony to create a hurmoustone throughout his story, “The Ransom of Red Chief.” Both situational and verbal irony are used throughout the story to develop humorous tone. Situational irony is used in many instances in the story to create humor. One of the first instances is when the would
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mislabeling as a pudd’nhead. Another ten years before that, we have the numerous ironies of Huckleberry Finn, notably Huck’s failure to under- stand that the most seless act of his life has not condemned him to hell (and, between the two, such ironies as those produced by transposing a Yankee to King Arthur’s Court). It seems clear when retracing the development of Twain’s style through his career that his use of irony—always one of his key rhetorical devices—becomes increasingly heavy- handed the
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proposal I plan to focus on the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles. The last of the three Theban plays written in or before 441 BC. I will focus in on tragic hero’s. A tragic flaw is an error or defect in the tragic hero that leads to his downfall, such as greed, pride, or ambition. This flaw may be a result of bad character, bad judgment, an inherited weakness, or any other defect of character. Examples of a tragic hero are Antigone four main characters Antigone, Ismene, Creon, and Haemon. Using the text
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of Antigone Aristotle has a theory about a Tragic Hero, describing them as a character who is inherently good, but because of a serious mistake in judgment loses those they love, and usually their own life too. They have three major qualities: hamartia, peripeteia, and anagnosis. Pride, reversal of circumstances, and the recognition of the character’s flaw, usually too late to fix. In the play Antigone, King Creon displays all of these qualities, making him a tragic hero. In the play Antigone, pride
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role model for all citizens and show no weakness. Antigone was determined to bury her brother Polyneices even though she knew that it was against the community and law. This made Creon infuriated because Polyneices was supposed to be eaten alive. He wasn’t going to let Antigone get away with what she has done; she must be punished. She was sent away to a small dark prison with a scares amount of food. Haemon, his son, loved Antigone and was supposed to marry her. He tried to stop
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Kailan White Jerry Gilbert English 1020 Section – 3 11/12/14 Familial Rushes to Judgment: The Tragedies of Oedipus and Antigone “Oedipus the King” is a story about a man who is prophesized to kill his father and lay with his mother. The drama opens with Oedipus’s current city of Thebes being held under a plague and the only way to save the town is by ridding it of the previous king’s killer. Oedipus quickly sets out to find this person and save the town not knowing that he is the killer. Oedipus
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everyone else? Would Antigone be classified as a rebel or a martyr or Lysisrata stoic...? In present, we have presidential nominee Bernie Sanders and whistleblower Edward Snowden among a long list of people voicing their concerns and exposing the truths of our government’s current state. Has America become so desensitized that even when all these truths have been exposed the masses still do nothing? Has one lost their social responsibility to this nation, people or the world? Antigone defied her uncle
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