"The Necessity for Irony" begins in narrative tone‚ when on a unremarkable Sunday Eavan‚ with her daughter‚ go browsing for antiques in town. However‚ by the end of the poem‚ Eavan’s tone is lyrical‚ as she sends an apostrophe to the "spirit of irony‚" asking it to "reproach" her for focusing on antiques rather than what was truly beautiful‚ her child. Her dramatic shift in tone is slow and accomplished using various techniques. In the first stanza of "The Necessity for Irony‚" Eavan begins to build
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Essay- The irony of the ending of the Lord of the Flies. The ending of the novel "Lord of the Flies‚" was somewhat surprising. I was surprised‚ at least. Its very ironic how they are rescued and who they are rescued by. At this point in the novel‚ the boys are no longer acting like humans‚ but are savages. They fight for power‚ and hunt each other down like animals. Jack has taken control and has formed a tribe to hunt the pigs‚ and whoever wont follow his rules. They eventually start killing
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“Family Guy and Freud” Satire is the use of humor‚ irony‚ exaggeration‚ or ridicule to expose and criticize people ’s stupidity or vices‚ particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. “Family Guy” portrays carnivalesque imagery such as those seen in “South Park” and “The Simpsons.” The author Peacocke is a fan of “Family Guy” but she says‚ “It’s important not to lose sight of what’s truly unfunny in real life-even as we appreciate what is hilarious in fiction (308)
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never come inside the house” (Walker‚ 1973‚1). Dee arrives in her rural childhood home proudly sporting "[Her hair] stands straight up like the wool on a sheep" afro coupled with a decked out fashionable African dress and jewelry. Not to mention‚ an irony occurred when Dee’s Muslim boyfriend greeted “Assalamualaikum” to Mama mistaken it as his name. Dee have a new persona Wangero to participate in a cultural trend of the 1970’s. Dee explain to her
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highlights the dark undertones of the plot which show surprising depth. There are some alterations from the original text‚ but those who are less familiar with Shakespeare among the audience can appreciate the story being more easy to follow. For example‚ when Duke Orsino utters the famous opening line of the play‚ "If music be the food of love‚ play on‚" ten minutes have already elapsed. But what takes place in those ten minutes sets up the plot and brings the characters to life. Twelfth Night opens
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Scout Finch‚ a curious‚ fun‚ and humorous girl lived in the small town of Maycomb. Living in a small town‚ word got around quickly. And when Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ a lawyer‚ gets assigned to a case that will no doubt will be discriminatory‚ people do not like what they hear. But‚ besides that‚ this book is full of surprises. The ruling of the case‚ the showing up of Dill‚ and the surprise appearance of Aunt Alexandra are the main surprises in this book. The ruling of the case is a very surprising
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“The Interlopers”‚ written and published by H.H. Muno‚ aka: Saki in 1919 is one of the most ironic stories ever written by this British writer. Saki is considered a master at writing short stories and many of his stories were first published in newspapers. He is a witty‚ humorous‚ and mischievous writer who gives his readers a great story every time. This short story includes two protagonists‚ Ulrich Von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym‚ who were born as enemies‚ as these two men carry on a lifelong feud
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“The Lottery”: An analysis “The Lottery” is a story which has a twist in it. As you read the story you are not really sure what exactly the Lottery is. It is very vague and the term is used loosely. It is somewhat misleading you to think that the Lottery is something good. The author uses Tess to give foreshadowing. By Tess’s behavior and words you know that she is nervous. Tess is the protagonist in this story. The author leaves us believing that Tess gets killed by the townspeople. The Lottery
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The beginning of the novel is the rivalry between Heed and Christine‚ middle part is showing a friendship that existed once to these two women as children and their deep feelings towards the end of the novel. The women try to come together and find out about this communication situation on why they are not friends. Christine asks “Was he good to you‚ Heed?...Mind you at eleven I thought a box of candied popcorn was good treatment. He scrubbed my feet til the soles was like butter.”( Morrison 186)
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Using Rorty’s Private Irony and Liberal Hope‚ choose two to four passages from the text that explain the ironist AND choose another two to four that explain the metaphysician. Additionally‚ and most importantly‚ you should explain‚ in your own words‚ why you have chosen these passages by explaining the key difference(s) between an Ironist and a Metaphysician according to these passages. Rorty pursues an artful division between philosophical settlement and their indications. He simply describes himself
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