English 102 Situational irony is when a character’s actions have the opposite of their intended effect. There are clear instances of situational irony found in the short stories‚ “Prodigal Son”‚ “The Gift of the Magi”‚ and “The Yellow Wallpaper”. All of these stories have characters that found themselves in an unexpected circumstance. The biblical story‚ “Prodigal Son”‚ is about a father who plans to leave his sons an inheritance after he dies but his younger son asked his father
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Quote | Technique | Explanation | “I follow him to serve my turn upon him”(IagoDeception/Manipulation) | EthosDramatic irony | Iago is saying that he is loyal‚ honest and portrays the concept of ‘your wish is my demand’ but the audience knows his true intentions | “I know my price‚ I am worth no worse a place”(IagoJealousy) | Ethos | Iago is jealous that Cassio was promoted and that he is going to be a low-status forever | “The moor is of free and open nature”(IagoDeception/Manipulation)“Make
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Irony in Rocking Horse Winner The world famous story Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence tells a story of a family filled with inner conflicts about money all portrayed through the innocent of a young boy. Affection and attention is something that all kids wanted‚ so did the protagonist in the story‚ Paul. He tried to get his mother’s attention and love by seeking ways to find luck that brings all the money‚ so she can be happy again. In the end‚ he succeeded but still didn’t get his mother’s
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Luna Hwang Poetic Device Imagery Irony De*inition Example Describe with details to make the O snow‚ which sinks so light‚ brown earth is hid from sight readers to imagine the picture Form of humor by reversing the meaning We are not busy! We only have 10 test in this week! Isn’t it relaxing? Symbol Using
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Loving your enemies does not seem easy‚ praying for them even harder‚ and doing both for those who persecute you‚ practically impossible. Conversely‚ during the Sermon on the Mount‚ recorded in Matthew 5:43-48‚ Christ calls his followers to love their enemies‚ a calling that perhaps seemed just as contrary to first century culture as today’s culture. However‚ as seen through Christ’s ministry on earth‚ he did not call his followers to what seemed easy‚ but to radically transform their lives to adhere
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buy her beloved Jim a present with only‚ “One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all.” She longed to get Jim a good gift but little did she know that jim would come home with a beautiful present for her. This story is filled with symbolism and irony to explain this hidden meaning of sacrifice and selflessness. To understand you must notice that these symbols are della’s hair and jim’s watch. The symbols in the gift of the magi are Della’s hair and Jim’s watch. These objects symbolizes who they
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Throughout Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus demonstrates‚ through dramatic irony‚ hamartia‚ and catharsis‚ changes from an ignorant egomaniac to a humble wanderer after everything is taken away. Dramatic irony‚ where the reader knows something the characters don’t‚ is abundant in Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. For instance‚ when Tiresias‚ the profit‚ and Oedipus are exchanging words in an argument‚ Tiresias says‚ “I say that you are Laius’ murder”‚ is never accepted by most of the characters‚ yet it was made clear
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for the author to communicate feelings‚ ideas‚ and stories to a reader. The poet A.E. Housman wrote the poems “When I Was One-And-Twenty” and “To An Athlete Dying Young”. In the poem “To An Athlete Dying Young” the poetic devices of repetition and irony are important to the poem. The poetic devices imagery and apostrophe are important to the poem‚ “When I Was One-And-Twenty”. The relationship that Housman had with his roommate‚ Moses Jackson‚ had a large influence on his poetry. A.E. Housman was
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Edith Wharton’s Use of Irony in the Age of Innocence Irony‚ in which meaning is inverted to suggest the opposite of what is written‚ is used throughout “The Age of Innocence” to highlight and gently mock the superficiality of the New York elite. The very title of Wharton’s novel establishes a profound sense of irony in its nostalgic yet satirical tone. It is unclear whether Wharton sees New York’s 19th century “innocence” as an endearing feature of a society still free from modernism‚ or as a
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story “The Jewelry” by Guy de Maupassant displays a theme of irony throughout the story through an objective narrator. The story begins by leading the readers to think that the relationship between M. Lantin and his wife is stable and pleasantly upright. Irony strikes after the sudden death of Lantin’s wife. The irony emphasizes hints that are given earlier in the story through symbolism of material and non-materialistic things. Irony is a clear theme of this short story. Monsieur Lantin loved his
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