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    sound imagery‚ irony‚ and repeated elements‚ which he uses to create an emotional effect for his readers. In Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Cask of Amontillado” he uses sound imagery to describe Fortunato’s sickness. The quote from “The Cask of Amontillado” to describe Fortunato’s sickness is “Enough‚ ‘he said; ‘the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die from a cough.” For this sound imagery you should feel horror

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    The story “The Gift of the Magi” Irony is the opposite of what’s expected. There are three type of irony‚ the first type of irony is verbal irony it can also be called sarcasm or being sarcastic. The next irony is dramatic irony it is when the author lets the reader into the secret. The third irony is situational irony and it is when no one knows something was going to happen. So in this case he used dramatic irony because we knew that Della cut her hair so she can buy a Christmas gift for Jim.

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    “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson In “The Hunger Games‚” the district really never has a say so on that is selected‚ but yet everyone gathers to watch. Similarly in “The Lottery” villagers gather to select a ticket to find one villager to be stoned to death. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ the events of the narrative seem to suggest that traditions are a normal part of society. However a close look at the use of irony and foreshadowing demonstrate the lack of normalcy in the community. The tension

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    Unexpected Symbolic Outcome of "The Lottery" Violence and human cruelty are two horrible things that occurred a long time ago and continue to be an ongoing issue in our society today. Everyone has either experienced‚ been apart of‚ or witnessed these awful acts at least once in their lifetime. Author Shirley Jackson coveys both violence and human cruelty in her well known short story "The Lottery". "Jackson’s The Lottery" states‚ "The date of the lottery‚ its location‚ and the symbolic or ironic

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    is usually a good thing‚ but at the same time surprise can be a bad thing. Situational irony is what authors will use to create an unexpected twist in the story that will surprise the reader. Other than surprise‚ situational irony creates many more emotions for the reader. For example‚ O.Henry utilizes situational irony to develop a hysterical feeling in “The Ransom of Red Chief.” Guy de Maupassant uses situational irony to construct the feeling sorrow in his story “The Necklace.” By looking over

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    story “The Lottery”‚ is famous because it is an unexpected macabre ironic story written by Shirley Jackson‚ who 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

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    Situational Irony Showing Sentiment In reality‚ surprise is accompanied by other emotions. Though people present these feelings through reaction or impulse‚ authors present feeling in their stories by using a device called situational irony. Situational irony is the unexpected twist commonly found in stories. In O.Henry’s “The Ransom of Red Chief‚” situational irony is used to create a humorous effect. Guy de Maupassant uses situational irony in his story “The Necklace” to present a sense of justice

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

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    Kate Chopin used dramatic and situational irony to express her theme. Many social changes were taking place throughout the 20th century. In American society‚ women were finally able to choose their own career aside from the traditional housewife role. Kate Chopin used irony as a way to unexpectedly shock her readers and reveal the theme in “The Story of An Hour”. Irony is a contrast between what is expected and what actually happened. Dramatic irony is when the reader knows something that a character

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    The most important literary term that is used most often out of all of the stories is situational irony. Situational irony is when the opposite of what one expects to happen occurs. The situational irony was all about Madame Forestier’s necklace that Madame Loisel lost. At the end of the story‚ Madame Loisel‚ who despised hard work and everything in the world that is not glamorous‚ finds out that she had given up her life to replace her friends necklace that she eventually discovers is only a fake

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