order to create this society‚ those who are born smarter‚ stronger‚ or prettier are required to wear handicaps of some sort to compensate for their upperhand in life. Vonnegut uses multiple literary devices to portray the theme of this story. The irony‚ symbolism‚ and resolution utilized in “Harrison Bergeron” work together to prove that total equality is not attainable‚ nor is it worth striving to achieve. First off‚ it is ironic that the government attempts to establish a
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tradition is called ‘the lottery’ where the ‘winner’ will be stoned to death. Actually it is a horrible tradition‚ but in the story it is considered usual‚ and even acceptable in the society. There are several irony that we can see in the story according to that ‘scapegoat’ tradition. One of the irony is the atmosphere in the town when the lottery is held. The author describes the situation that is “…clear and sunny‚ with the fresh warmth of a full summer day‚ the flowers were blossoming profusely and
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Dramatic Monologues: According to M.H. Abrahms‚ dramatic monologue is a poetic form‚ "a lengthy speech by a single person"‚ addressing a silent listener‚ intended to convey his or her inner thoughts and emotions. It can be rewritten in jargonised terms as ’a cross or hybrid of the genres of drama and lyric’. A lyric poem is ‘any fairly short poem‚ consisting of the utterance by a single speaker‚ who expresses a state of mind or a process of perception‚ thought‚ and feeling’. Though
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Irony in the storyteller the main type of irony that we can find in this story is situational irony. The bachelor being good at story telling is ironic because we wouldn’t expect a bachelor to be good at entertaining children. The bachelors description of the little girl being “horribly good” is ironic The little girl in the story that the bachelor told was well behaved‚ and usually the characters that show a positive behaviour in childrens’ stories don’t end up being eaten by wolves. The way that
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4 August 2012 The Humorous Irony of Huckleberry Finn In literature often time in order to enhance a writing style or spice up a plot line authors will use literary devices. Literary devices such as irony‚ alliteration‚ foreshadowing‚ allusion‚ personification and more‚ each give a piece of literature a unique flare. An author that takes full advantage of literary devices and understands their value is Mark Twain. Twain’s novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of Huck Finn a young
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Irony in Lord of the Flies In William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ irony is present at every turn. Irony is the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite‚ typically for humorous or emphatic effect. Ironic situations on the island do exactly this as they show both character flaws as well as present a microcosm of the occurrences in the world on a bigger scale. Instances in the novel involving the boys’ fire‚ their abandonment on the island‚ and their
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letter back to Delphin telling him she would be there‚ which Mrs. Slade wasn’t expecting that because she was too caught up in being out to get Mrs. Ansley (120). The title of this story could possibly be the most important irony of the story. Although the other ironies are very important too‚ the story would not have that overall ironic twist to it if it were not for the title. Roman Fever is another name for pneumonia that you could catch it you were outside after dark in the valley‚ due to
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so many more. A lot of stories are better than others because of the components of good irony‚ relate-able characters‚ and a good structure. Irony makes a really good story because it lets you discover a lot about a character and if he is good or bad‚ gonna do something to someone or help someone‚ and the personality of the character. For example writer Van Tomphson on his website says “This approach to irony can help the reader gain insight into each character’s personality. A character who is frequently
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Open Window” the author uses all three types of irony. The writer uses the following types of irony in their story: dramatic‚situational‚ and verbal. Dramatic irony is when the reader knows something more than a character in the story. Situational irony is when the opposite of what you were expecting to happen‚ happens. Verbal irony is the use of sarcasm. The writer uses all type of irony in the story. The author has great use of situational irony in the story. In paragraphs 22-24 the husband and
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readers feel a macabre atmosphere because of the ironies he uses. One example of irony that Poe includes in his story is the word “cask” that means “wine barrel‚” but casket‚ also comes from the same word. Before readers get a chance to read the story‚ they will understand this double meaning. They will realize that death is imminent. Thus‚ Fortunato believes he will ultimately reach a cask of wine‚ he actually meets his casket. Another instance of irony that Poe uses‚ is when Fortunato
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