Irony Worksheet

In “Cask of Amontillado”, irony is present throughout the entirety of the short story. From Fortunado’s name to Montresor’s reaction to his crime, Irony will always rear its ugly head.

Stories we read must be interesting. If they are not, they will not succeed. Every author strives to add elements to their stories that will create nothing less than a masterpiece. The best stories ever written contain heartbreaking emotion, unpredictable plots twists, and unsettling suspense. The literary device often used by writers that can really shock the reader and leave them of the edge of their seat is irony. Irony takes place when there is an identifiable difference between the way things appear and the actual reality of the situation. For example, a particular character could possibly have his or her own perspective or way of interpreting a certain incident but the reader might be quick to discharge it as completely unsuitable. The most interesting stories I have read all have strong plots that rely on irony to carry the story. Without the irony, they would be mundane and predictable. The author must use a tool, such

Situational Irony Ever heard the song “Ironic” by Alanis Morissette? Really big in the early 00’s but anyway, that’s beside the point. It has terribly “ironic” situations like a man buying a lottery ticket at age 98 then dying the next day, 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife, and meeting the man of your dreams, then meeting his beautiful wife. It’s like rain on your wedding day, it’s a free riiiiiide

You’ve said it, the thesis is very important part of an essay. Although it is a bit of a challenge for me, I did learn a lot about how to keep the thesis flowing with the rest of the essay. Smarthinking tool is also a great resource. It has helped me with my organization and thesis of the essay. I hope that with the knowledge I received my writing will improve. I also like the paperrater site as well, it does give a lot of

Life is Fine, by Langston Hughes is a lyric poem that has end rhymes. In the poem, Hughes uses situational irony to prove to the reader that no matter how much he wants to give up he just keeps pushing. The message of the poem is that life is never perfect but it's not worth giving up.

and how the genre communicates a message through the use of comedic irony. In this chapter

The title House of Mirth is ironic in itself because even though the book is named as being a fun house, the actual contents prove otherwise. Similar to the physical book itself, the characters inside put on an appearance for everyone else to see while the actual contents are contrasting. They put on the act of a happy marriage but are dispassionate and have affairs. They pretend to be friends, even though they are using each other for their personal gain. They displayed that they were contented with their lives, yet they are miserable. In this way, Edith Wharton uses irony in the House of Mirth as a way to condemn the elitist socialite world and show that money doesn’t buy happiness.

“I’ve never tasted meat in my entire life,” she glanced at the toilet, “My body rejected the little amount I had sadly.”

Barry was a mistreated young man. No, he was abused. He lived with his so called father who hurt him every day. You see Barry’s father also had one other son who was older than Barry named Cal. Barry’s mother died when she gave birth to Barry. So, in his father's logic, who else to blame than Barry himself. He made Barry pay by making him work all day, and beating him over half the night. Barry was also way better looking than Cal, so that just made his dad more cure. Cal didn’t help, he relished in Barry’s pain.

“Yeah?” my father said. His voice was weak. He hesitated, as if trying to think of something witty to say to that, then gave up and settled for cracking a feeble smile.

From her balloon perch Cynthia looked at the world laid out beneath her. The trees reached from her as though to tickle the balloon basket as she passed. The lakes and river sparkled and winked on the sun. The green above the grass looked brighter than Cynthia had ever thought it could. She gave a sigh to contentment. She wished that she could stay about her balloon

As my whole world started to crumble beneath my feet, in front of me stood two paths. The path on the right winded, making sharp turns left and right. Its gravel crunched beneath my feet and bushes and plants reached out, grasping for the cold, hard gravel. I knew every turn, bush, berry and plant that there was to know at that path. But there, left to it stood a new path. Never looked at, never seen, it was untouched by the world. Trees lined the path, its branches almost touching the gravel. As I peered into the new path, it made a sharp turn, preventing me to see what was down that road, I was totally oblivious to what that new path had to offer.

It was around 8 pm, Audrey is getting ready for shift. She is not sure how she really got this job in the first place. No interview, no real boss, just a weird text from an unknown sender. There is a money flowing into her wallet so Audrey does not feel like sticking her nose into things at the moment. Don't get her wrong, she will but for now she'll just do her job.

Two popular writing techniques used by many of the enlightenment’s great were irony and humor. Great writers such as Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Moliere and Francois-Marie Arouet De Voltaire made excellent use of these techniques. With humor, both writers wrote stories which kept their audience involved in funny situations, while with irony the writers were able to explain their underlying messages. Born seventy-two years apart, they are a superb example of how these techniques were carried out over time. Moliere’s Tartuffe and Voltaire’s Candide are classic texts, which unmask man and society through their clever dark comedy. After reading these two works, one will undoubtedly see how similar the two author’s