Irony is an event in a story that the reader doesn’t expect and is surprising. Irony gives a story the extra power that will make it more interesting. The irony in a story will be when the events take a turn‚ and a reader’s jaw drops with astonishment. This literary element give a story the ending that it needs in order to be remembered. Irony comes in many forms‚ and some are more surprising than others. In the short stories‚ “The Censors”‚ written by Luisa Valenzuela and “The Gift of the Magi”
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Irony can occur in the most peculiar way. Sometimes‚ irony is conveyed through humor. In the text Ransom of Red Chief by O Henry‚ the author uses situational irony to convey humor through the actions of Red Chief (the kid) towards Bill and Sam (the kidnappers). This reveals the theme ‘’don’t be fooled by expectations’’ because Sam learned that Red Chief did not look as innocent as he did. In the text Ransom of Red Chief by O Henry‚ the author uses situational irony to convey humor through
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Aristotle : The Irony of Guilt The foundation upon which Aristotle rests his fundamental element of anagnorisis‚ in the Greek Tragedy‚ seems to always come back to human guilt‚ and the chosen actions by the hero forms the consequences of that guilt‚ which thereby determines the resolution. This sets an empathetic hook between audience and hero. It is the emotion that sets forth every action that will determine the hero’s endgame. Aristotle‚ in his formula for Greek Tragedy‚ sets up the central
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Furthermore‚ the intense action and humoristic irony throughout the whole commercial can make this ad the most memorable for those individuals who witnessed it. Notably‚ the PlayStation 4 commercial appeals to casual and hardcore gamers through the use of illustrating personal bonding and the use
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Irony in ‘A Gospel according to Mark’ How would you feel accepting somebody into your family and allowing them to preach to you when they are not a religious believer themselves? As we learn more in Jorge Luis Borges story ‘The Gospel according to Mark’ we find a unique message that there exists some greater power in the universe that punishes those that do preach what they do not believe. Borges uses irony in a setting to realize the importance of knowing what you teach and the potential‚ yet
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Bitter Revenge In The Cask of Amontillado‚ Edgar Allen Poe uses verbal irony to reinforce revenge. Edgar Allen Poe uses this title to briefly tell us what this story is about. Usually‚ a friend is someone who is trusted and is a great supporter‚ but what happens when this is broken? Montresor is about to give an answer to Fortunato later on in the story. The title of "The Cask of Amontillado" is also a verbal irony. Amontillado is a rare wine that Montressor used to lure in Fortunato since
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Name Teacher Class Date Dominican Irony Question: The Gangster‚ unlike many of the men in the book‚ is friendly‚ and treats Beli like a woman. However‚ his action creates an irony in the book. Explain. Answer: Many of the man in the book have been rude toward the girls in the book. They thought that their action is the right thing to do‚ since they have the Dominican Pride. All they really cared about was their appearance as a muchacha figure‚ and did not care for the girls’ feeling or
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby shows irony through character relationships‚ Gatsby’s life‚ and the abundance of alcohol. The Great Gatsby’s irony shines out through Tom’s treatment of Daisy’s affair. Tom has been publicly unfaithful to Daisy time after time‚ yet Daisy’s affair offends him to the core. Tom says‚ “nowadays people begin by sneering at family life and family institutions‚ and next they’ll throw everything overboard and have marriage between black and white” (130). The 1920’s
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It was a dark night when Archie got home from his baseball practice. He was so tired that he quickly jumped in his pajamas and went to sleep without even taking a bath yet! As he was snoring‚ two little shiny lights flew into his bedroom. "Is he the one?" asked one of the lights‚ what are they? They are fairies. "He must be‚" answered the other fairy‚ knocking over a bat which knocks down the yo-yo which was beside it and made a loud noise. The two fairies quickly flew out the window as Archie woke
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Mason’s poem divided into four parts is principally about the ironies of power. It teaches a very simple moral lesson--however powerful may one be‚ the real power is a power of unity. All the powerful entities would have to remain united to exercise their power or make something out of it. On the other hand‚ if they use their power against each other‚ they will only end up crushing each other‚ neutralizing their powers and all of them would have die all alone. The stone‚ the first declares his
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