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    this is by introducing irony. Irony is an outcome of events that is contrary to what was expected. Many authors may use three different types of irony to get their point across. These types of irony are verbal‚ dramatic‚ or situational. They may apply irony to turn a story around and to give it a twist. One author who utilizes this technique is Geoffrey Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales. In fact‚ Chaucer enhances irony in his story “The Miller’s Tale.” He incorporates irony to entertain his readers

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    is Hard to Find” there is irony all through the pages. It shows how you should follow your gut instinct when you think you shouldn’t go somewhere‚ when you know something bad is going to happen. In the story it also talks about how the grandmother wore her nice clothes in case of an accident‚ she wanted to look like a lady in case anything bad was to happen. The grandmother was constantly talking about the good in people‚ but was she a good woman? The first bit of irony the story throws at the reader

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    Dramatic Irony in Oedipus In the play written by Sophocles‚ Oedipus the King‚ there are several instances of irony. Dramatic irony‚ or tragic irony as some critics would prefer to call it‚ usually means a situation in which the character of the play has limited knowledge and says or does something in which they have no idea of the significance. The audience‚ however‚ already has the knowledge of what is going to occur or what the consequences of the characters actions will be. The degree of irony and

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    Irony is often used as a device for giving stories many unexpected twists and turns. Irony in Kate Chopin’s story is used as an effective literacy device. She used irony by giving out hints of irony throughout the story‚ which are revealed at the end. There are different types of irony used in the story. For example Situational irony which is used to show the reader what is expected to happen sometimes doesn’t. Another type of irony is dramatic irony which is used to clue the reader in on something

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    In the short story‚ “A & P” John Updike uses characterization and irony to portray Sammy‚ the main character‚ as a young individual who struggles with morality and lust. Women dressed in inappropriate clothing causes Sammy’s morals to shift and ultimately leads him to quit his job. The author‚ John Updike‚ uses characterization to expose Sammy’s true character. Sammy is baffled that the store manager‚ Lengel‚ would embarrass the girls in front of everyone. In their defense he stands up to Lengel

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    author‚ Edgar Allen Poe‚ uses irony to achieve and sustain suspense and horror for his readers. One example of irony(dramatic) is when the narrator repeatedly claims to be sane‚ but we become more and more certain that he is insane. “If you still think me mad‚ you will no longer when I describe to you the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body...First of all‚ I dismembered the corpse. I cut off the head and the arms and the legs”(¶12). It is dramatic irony since the readers can understand

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    in his story‚ the cask of amontillado brilliantly uses situational and verbal irony to establish his signature disturbing mood. Irony is a contrast between an expected outcome and an actual outcome. During the first part of the story‚ Montresor the protagonist character came across Fortunato the antagonist character‚ “during the supreme madness of the carnival season”(6 Poe). This is a prime example of situational irony because at a carnival the reader is expecting the event to be full of fun and

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    died from was not joy. In The Story of an Hour I found two types of irony‚ situational irony and dramatic irony. In this essay I will discuss these two types of irony

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    great discussion in the present day‚ such as his usage of irony‚ foreshadowing‚ unconscious hypocrisy and other literary elements. They are used today as well‚ but in the past centuries‚ the combination of those elements was the technique which was the most appealing to the audience‚ the one‚ actually‚ used by Shakespeare. One of those elements is dramatic irony‚ which is based on the contrast of reality and misconception. In dramatic irony this contrast depends on the difference between what the

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    Irony is visible in the fact that the leaders the animals though they wanted‚ eventually become the exact same as the leader they overthrew. Orwell uses this powerful irony to illustrate the deeper idea pervading the story--the issue was not a matter of who had complete power‚ but a matter of whether one leader should have absolute power

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