Irony - Situational - where the character does something the reader does not expect In "The Cheat's Remorse", Phil cheats the young lady with his phoney coin. After he wins the dollar, he thought he would be happy; instead, he feels remorse and tries to return the dollar. - Dramatic - when the reader knows something the character is not aware of, until later in the story.
A great example of verbal irony is when General Zaroff states that the island is “a most-restful spot”(60). Although the General tells the truth about it being a restful place, what he really meant was that sailors will rest there forever. Another presence of irony is in the beginning of the story. Rainsford was the hunter and did not care for the feelings of the animals he hunted. He ended up being the “hunted” and finally understood how they felt.
The sequences of war are substantially portrayed by David Malouf within his novel Fly Away Peter. Through the use of various literary techniques and conventions, Malouf explores and incorporates the idea of peace before war, obligations and events at war, death, and the aftermath of war. The text is written in 1914, a timeless era on the Queensland coast. This was at the time of the first outbreak of World War 1, when most young men felt obligations to defend their nation in a foreign country. In the case of the protagonist, Jim Saddler, the trenches of the Armentières is where he fought for his nation in this tale of companionship and continuity.
Another example is when Charlie writes down the words the doctors are saying, but he is not understanding them. This is irony because everyone else do understand the words. He is the only one. This irony is called dramatic irony. The last example I have is when Ms.Kinnian ran out of the room, this irony because Ms. Kinnian knows why she ran
For example, the poem says '"Kill him! Kill the umpire!" shouted someone in the stands; and it's likely they'd have killed him had Casey not raised his hand. " When the author said this he was using humor, the people in the crowd were just mad and they would not have actually killed the umpire. An example of irony would be when everyone calls Casey the "Mighty Casey," because
In the short story, “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Caleveras County” by Mark Twain, there are many examples of irony. Some types of irony include, verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony. Verbal irony is when someone says something that means the opposite, situational irony is when a situation’s outcome is inconsistent with what we expect to happen. Dramatic irony is when the audience is aware of something the character doesn’t know. First of all, an example of situational irony is when Andrew Jackson, Jim Smiley’s dog, was fighting a dog with no back legs.
This example of situational irony adds suspense because the reader wonders if she will get caught, and it adds a plot twist to the story. Furthermore, another obvious example of irony occurs when the detectives are examining the corpse, and they come to a conclusion that he got hit in the head with a sharp, blunt object. For example, Roald Dahl solemnly states, “He had been killed by a blow on the back of the head administered with a heavy blunt instrument, almost certainly a large piece of metal” (8). This is ironic because the reader knows that the victim was killed with a frozen lamb leg, but the detectives think he got killed with a blunt metal object. This is an example of dramatic irony that creates suspense because it leaves the reader wondering if they will figure out that he got hit in the back of the head with the lamb leg.
One example of situational irony is first, the name “Fortunato” means “Fortunate” in Italian, but Fortunato is actually very unfortunate. Next, the word “cask” means “wine barrel,” but coffin also comes from the same word. So in other words, Fortunato believes he will reach a cask of wine, but in all actuality he will reach his coffin. Also, another great example of situational irony comes when Montresor has just dismembered Fortunato and exits the catacombs. Then, Montresor claims, “My heart grew sick-“(240).
Irony is often used in literature to illustrate certain situations to the audience. In some pieces of literature that might be pointing out an unjust system, in others that might be to add a comedic effect, but whatever situation the author wants to illustrate, irony is very beneficial. Through small and witty, one-liners, or a bigger dramatic irony situation contrasting two very different situations, irony can be very beneficial for the reader to understand the story. Both “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins have a corrupt dystopian society. Through the use of irony, the author can portray the corruptness to the audience.
Irony is a technique that involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions or contrasts ( Glossary... Pg 1). The greatest example of irony happens when it turns out Armand is the one that comes from black heritage. He learns this when he “finds a letter from his mom to his father explaining how he is black” turning the main plot of this story around (Chopin... Pg 5)
Irony may appear in difference ways within literature. Irony changes our expectations of what might happen. It can create the unexpected twist at the end of a story or anecdote that gets people laughing or crying. Verbal irony is intended to be a humorous type of irony. Situational irony can be either funny or tragic.
For instance, when the protagonist, Harrison escapes from jail and crashes the live ballerina broadcast Vonnegut uses situational irony. Once Harrison escapes, the reader develops a conclusion that Harrison will rebel when he says, “I am the Emperor!” When Harrison and his Empress, the ballerina “shifted their weights to their toes” the reader assumes Harrison will take over and over throw Diana Moon Glampers but, the Handicap General shoots them both dead. This is situational irony because it is the exact opposite of what is anticipated. With this scene Vonnegut is implying that equality is dangerous.
The one scene that uses irony is when King Duncan finds that a man was a traitor and gives Macbeth the title Thane of Cawdor believing he is a good man in Act 1, scene 2 page 353. What though the audience knows, that he doesn’t is that Macbeth will kill him and take over his throne. Another memorable example deals with the invitation of Duncan over to Macbeth’s quarters to eats with them, where he believes that macbeth is a kind man and a good friend. But as soon as Duncan falls asleep, Macbeth stabs him and kills him for once and for all in act 2, scene 1 page 368. This is an ironic because once again, the audience knew what was coming despite of Duncan’s
The author of this letter introduced himself as “Semeon Peter, slave and apostle of Jesus Christ 1” (2 Pet.1:1)2. Peter used a Hebraic form of his name which is never used concerning him in the Apostolic Fathers or psuedepigraphic Petrine literature, it only occurs in Acts 15:143, where it clearly points to Peter as an apostle of Jesus Christ, one of the twelve. “An imitator of Peter… would hardly use this spelling; especially since he was trying to link his letter with 1 Peter where the simple Πέτρος was used.4 Peter also mentions that he would die soon, just as the Lord revealed to him (1:14), this can be linked to John 21:18-19, but it does not means that Peter was depending on John.5 “If Peter actually heard Jesus prophesy his death, Peter
An example is the time when Emma states she will never wed. It may seem closer to situational irony, but it is dramatic irony. The explanation is that at the story's beginning, Emma says multiple times that she will never marry, but then she begins displaying affection for some characters; she even voiced it at one point. Although, for a character who will never wed, saying you love someone will make readers suspect the opposite. Then at the end of the book, Emma marries Mr. Knightley. He was not the person she declared she loved, but still, when saying you have an attachment to someone and you will never marry— it seems peculiar.
