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    Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ dramatic irony‚ suspense‚ and tragedy are the main literary terms that contribute to making this play so comical. I really liked the dramatic irony‚ because it has its own kind of comedy. This play also teaches people many different things such suspense and tragedy. It is a very suspenseful because people are waiting to see how the people die. The tragedy is also horrible but in a sick demented way kind of funny. Dramatic irony caught my attention in the way the nurse

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    Irony in “Good Country People” Flannery O’Connor uses characterization‚ and the themes of good versus evil and the psychological and physical problems of the characters‚ to create irony in the story. The characterization of both Mrs. Hopewell and Joy/Hulga creates irony‚ which begins with their names. Then the theme of good versus evil‚ demonstrated by the belief that country people are “good”‚ also creates irony. The story is about a farm owner‚ Mrs. Hopewell‚ her only

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    suffered from mental and physical illness. The lottery is famous activity of the town. Like a normal lottery‚ the community gets together and participate once a year. Although it sounds nice‚ the winner of that lottery is murdered. With the use of irony‚ Jackson gives a fine and happy story‚ a horrific twisted end. Irony begins before we begin to read‚ because we associate lottery with something pleasant. The day is warm and everything seems right‚ and yet someone will be stoned to death before the

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    Roll of Thunder‚ Hear My Cry Written by: Mildred D. Taylor Historical Terms Slavery: Slavery has existed even since before prehistory‚ before written record‚ and it plays a huge role in the biblical times and is mentioned many times in the Old Testament. How slavery continued for so long is that the South believed that if slavery would end their economy would fail because of the need for slaves to produce cotton and that freed slaves would take all of the jobs and unemployment would rise

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    who want you to live a long‚ happy life. However‚ that is not the case when it comes to Montresor in "The Cask of Amontillado". He shows concern and courtesy towards his friend Fortunato‚ only to kill him in an extremely disturbing manner. Adding irony within the narrative‚ Montresor is a villain who enhances the story because of his manipulative qualities and lack of remorse. Montresor is a master of manipulation. He encounters his so called friend‚ Fortunato‚ and is extremely kind and warm towards

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    Harper Lee utilizes the effects of irony‚ sarcasm‚ and hypocrisy to criticize a variety of elements in Southern life. <br> <br>Harper Lee employs the effects of irony in To Kill a Mockingbird as a way to criticize the deficiency of public education. "Now tell your father not to teach you any more. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind." (pG. 22) Instead of praising Scout’s ability to read at an advanced level‚ Miss Caroline discourages it. This ironic example set by Miss Caroline seems to demonstrate

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    Roll of Thunder‚ Hear My Cry Chapter 7 Questions 1. Mama‚ after telling Stacey to bring her his coat so she can fix it a bit‚ receives an uncertain look from Stacey. Cassie‚ Christopher-John‚ and Little Man also flinch upon hearing this. Stacey goes up to his room‚ only to come back later saying that he didn’t have it. Mama asks him why he doesn’t have it‚ and he replied that he gave it to T.J. Mama asks why‚ and Stacey said that he didn’t want T.J and his friends making fun about him looking

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    one sin‚ only one. And that is theft” (16). The second irony is Baba tells Amir that there is one better than a Pashtun by your side. “We may be hardheaded and I know we’re far too proud‚ but‚ in the hour of need‚ believe me that there’s no one you’d rather have at your side than a Pashtun” (140). The last irony I found unique is the lip scar Amir gets later on in his life that is the same as Hassan’s lip when he was little.Hosseini utilizes irony as a part of his book to give another push to the story

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    In the article “ Irony in lord of the files” the author Henri Taylor talks about his own beliefs in the article. Taylor also talks about the social class issue in the book the lord of the flies. Taylor also talked about the psychoanalytic issues in the characters in the book. Taylor covered a lot of ground in his article and talked about everything. In the end of the article he even made an analysis. Analysis The article written by taylor covered a lot of ground and made several connections to

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    Simple Story of Imagery and Irony "A Clean‚ Well Lighted Place"‚ is a story about three men that come across one another one night in a bar. Hemingway uses a minimalistic style with symbolic imagery and verbal irony to reveal a story of three men with three views of life and despair. "Hemingway ’s style is famous for its simplicity-short common words‚ short sentences-and is said to be realistic and naturalistic" (Berryman 270). What stands out about "A Clean‚ Well Lighted Place" is its minimalism

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