Symbolism And Irony

Symbolism is an important element in reinforcing the meaning of a story. It is a kind of formalist strategies which helps the reader understand the images that the author is trying to say in words. Symbolism is widely used in “The Story of An Hour” and “The Cranes”, which use conventional symbols, literary symbols, and even allegory. “The Story of An Hour” is written by Kate Chopin. Mrs. Mallard hears of her husband’s death from her husband’s friend Richards. At first, she feels depressed, but then she feels free and can have her own new life after thinking things through. Sadly, her “new” life is cut short by the abrupt return of Mr. Mallard. Mrs. Mallard, who has a bad heart, was so

Verbal irony is used throughout the story as well and relates to the theme of hypocrisy. Throughout the story, many things are said that might confuse you or not make sense which is verbal irony. One of the characters, Old Man Warner said, “ Next thing you know they’ll be wanting to go back to living in caves”(Jackson 4). This is ironic because he is making it seem that cave men and their lifestyles are modern which in reality they are not. Another example is told by Mrs. Delacroix, “ You’re in time, though. They’re still talking away up there”. Here she is talking to Tessi Hutchinson acting like their friends and everything is fine, but at the end of the story when Tessi is the one being stoned, Mrs. Delacroix picks up the biggest rock to throw.

The word irony defines situations that occur where the outcome is different from what one expects. Nothing is certain in life it is full of mysteries. Everyday scenarios can be an example of irony. In some cases, the situation can leave the person baffled and in a state of disbelief. In the short story “The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin, life throws a hardball at the characters in three different forms of irony, verbal, dramatic, and situational.

What comes to your mind when you think of a tree? Trees appear a lot in Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. They are one of the most frequent symbols in the novel. Symbolism is giving certain symbols deeper meanings to portray something in the text. In Speak, Melinda’s paintings of trees are symbols, as well as the tree in her front yard. Anderson uses trees to show Melinda’s different phases and her growth.

The poet John Keats talked about being half in love with an easeful death; called him soft names in many a mused rhyme to take into the air his quiet breath. Keats said, 'now more than ever seems it rich to die, to cease upon the midnight with no pain while thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad in such an ecstasy!'

Symbolism and Irony in “The story of an Hour”. By Kate Chopin Throughout the story “The story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin you will find multiple ironic and symbolic references. Symbolism is the use so symbols to represent ideas and quantities. It all represents more than what the author is saying.

The definition of symbolism is “the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea”. Some examples of items people use for symbolism is a picture, a football, an action figure, anything really. This becomes symbolism when you give it a deeper meaning. For example, a football to someone can just be a ball, but to someone else it can represent their childhood or what inspired them.

There were two women nonchalantly sitting at a table in an Applebee’s restaurant. Each of the women had a little girl sitting at her side. There was a sound of a foreign language being spoken at the table. The women and the children were engaged in conversation; they each had a smile plastered across her face. Soon, laughter dominated the table. At a distance, a husband and wife exchanged looks with each other. The couple noticed the two women and the two children sitting at the one table. To the couple, the two women appeared strange. Not only were the two women not speaking English, but they had “scarves” wrapped around their heads.

Laughter; it is a crazy thing. We never intentionally laugh, it is always someone or something else that makes us, well, laugh. There are comedians whose jobs and livelihood rely on us laughing. But in my case, it is no comedian or actor, it is my mom.

One of Oscar Wilde’s greatest strengths is comedy. In his 1896 play, The Importance of Being Earnest, the story follows a man named Jack Worthing and other protagonists who attempt to either escape or conform the social values of the Victorian era. Wilde chooses the theme of satire and irony. His play is to poke fun at strict moral standards of his time period: marriage, morality, and hypocritical tendencies of the characters. The solemn topics discussed in are often times humorless, and he decided to take a snarky, funny approach for his critique. If there were to be a modern stage adaption produced, comedic timing is one of the most important elements, especially through dialogue and staging. The characters are meant to be “earnest”, sincere

“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.

It was a nice summer day in sunny California. It was five in the morning. when Tori got up that day, they were going to Walt Disney World, which was a good five hours away. Her mom called, “Everyone up it is time to go to Disney”. Willow sprung out of bed with pep in her step. Tori was already dressed and ready to go. Willow was also prepared and was dressed already, in her cloths for that day! They brushed their long silky hair then put their luggage by the door. Mom said, “I will put these bags in the car but, you have to go wake up your sisters.”

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

The main techniques of our satire was distortion, exaggeration, and sarcasm. We used distortion to emphasize and to juxtapose the differences of the realities of dress code between boys and girls. Dress code is mainly strict on girls and sometimes unnecessarily as guys have a looser code. We pulled both to their extremes which the dress code for girls became extremely strict, while the dress code for guys became extremely lenient. Exaggeration was also added to our satire as we exaggerated the school’s strictness on dress code. Mainly the dress code for girls is more strict when it comes to exposure of the skin, since girls can not wear clothes that show a lot of it. We decided to exaggerate that by explaining that for girls to maintain the

Northeastern University should be the most impressive organization I have participated in which there was a prominent use of symbols. According to Keyton (2010, p. 19), "In summary, a symbol is a collective representation of a culture when the symbol or meaning is deeply felt or held, is interpretable within a community, and is widely accessible to members of the community." For example, the Husky, the mascot of Northeastern University, always notices me that I am a member of the University of Northeastern Community. As is mentioned by Keyton (2010), Jayhawk, the mascot of the University of Kansas, identifies the students, staff, faculty, alumni, and local businesspeople as belonging to the University of Kansas, and then helps to tie them to others who are also members of the Jayhawk community. So does husky shape my own interactions and the interactions of others in Northeastern University.