The Lottery Short Story

Irony is one of the most powerful elements of figurative language. It creates a feeling of foreshadowing and sometimes humor in a rather unique way. Irony is a way of telling a story in that something happens that seems the opposite of what one would think. There are plenty of examples of the three types of irony in Night by Elie Wiesel. This essay will discuss the times verbal, situational, and dramatic irony were used in Night.

Irony; a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects.Irony is found in many ways, such as sarcasm. There are three main types of irony in the novel, Night by Elie Wiesel. We are going to talk about the use of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony throughout the book.

Irony the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. Three examples of irony are verbal,situational, and dramatic. Which was used in the book the night. And in this paragraph i will be talking about these three examples. Verbal irony, it was used in this story me and my classmates had read night.

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In the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, there is many forms of irony. Irony means, The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite. There are 3 types of irony; verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony. All 3 of these happen in the novel. Night is about Elie and his fathers experience in concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald in 1944-1945 at the height of the Holocaust.

Irony in stories can make it funnier, more interesting, or exciting to read. With some types of irony you can get that sort of suspense to the story. Irony can be in a views in a couple ways; you can have situational when you expect something to happen and the total opposite happens, then you have verbal irony, which is when someone says one thing, but something different is really meant. Then there is dramatic irony, which is when the audience knows but not the character does not. In “Good Country People” (O’Connor 116) there are two types of irony: Situational and dramatic irony. Some of the points of irony in the story are the names in the story including the title, the characters, and the central plot of the story.

An example of irony is that it is called a lottery in the town. Traditionally we think of a lottery as something good because it will give you wealth and prosperity that you did not have before. However, in this case it is ironic because if you win the lottery you will be killed by the other townspeople. One example of irony is Old Man Warner.

     In Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery,' irony is a major theme. This story is about a town full of elitist snobs that are stuck on their tradition of a lottery, even though it is a grim

Running on Empty: Egocentrism At Its Finest One’s thoughtless actions are always surprised by the consequences. This is illustrated in the plot of the book, Running on Empty by Don Aker. In this novel, a teen by the name of Ethan Palmer lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia with his sister, father and his stepmother. Ethan, the protagonist of the novel is always pestered by his father, Jack Palmer, as Jack teaches him life lessons. Jack Palmer, a lawyer and a politician, making a surplus of money does not spend money on Ethan, as Jack wants him to earn money on his own and be independent, teaching him morals.

For instance, "the lottery" (291) itself is ironic. When one hears the term the lottery, immediately a huge jackpot or win is imagined. Especially if one actually 'wins' the lottery. But, that is not the case in this story. It is ironic that to win the lottery in this instance is to be stoned, presumably to death.

One example of irony in my book Indigo’s Star is a verbal irony. As evidence, on page 63 of Indigo’s Star the text says “One of the rabble, not wanting the entertainment to stop so soon, called out, ‘Hey, Tom, tell us about your mother! How’re the bears getting on?’ Tom shrugged irritably, crossed the room, and banged himself down at a table. To explain, Tom told the rabble members that his mom works with bears at Yellowstone National Park. The rabble members don’t believe Tom, so they like to tease him about it. The rabble member asked Tom how the bears were even though he doesn’t think the bears are real, which is verbal irony.

Irony is used by Shirley Jackson in “The Lottery,” W.W. Jacobs in “The Monkey’s Paw,” and W.F. Harvy in “August Heat.” The title that Shirley Jackson choose to use is an example of Irony. Lottery is the means of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to the holders of numbers drawn randomly. Shirley Jackson wanted you to read the title and think that someone was going to win this big, exciting prize. But in this lottery the winning prize is to sacrifice your life for a unnamed reason and to watch the people you love and know stone you to death. Also,W.W. Jacobs short story example of irony is Morris showing Mr. and Mrs. White the monkey's paw. Morris described the paw as an ordinary paw, dried to a mummy and basically

The way irony is used in “The Lottery” is from the setting, the dialogue, and even the title it self is ironic. In the beginning of “The Lottery” it starts off by describing the setting such as “The morning of June 27th was a clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green.”(The Lottery by Shirley Jackson) This passage from the story gives the reader a sense that it must be a beautiful day where the story takes place until they truly find out what is happening on that specific day. The way this is ironic is that it use the scene to start off very beautiful and then find out the dark secret of the town. There are two quotes in the story from the same character in story first quote being Mrs. Hutchinson when she is talking to Mrs. Delacroix, she jokingly says “Clean forgot what day it was.” (The Lottery Shirley Jackson) The way this is ironic because something truly horrible cannot be forgot and in the story people are picked in a lottery to be stoned to death. The second quote of the story comes from Mrs. Hutchinson again when at the conclusion of the story she is picked and begins to be stone only to mouth out this words before ending the story “It isn’t fair, it isn’t right.”( Shirley Jackson The Lottery) It’s ironic not by the fact that she is chosen, she is mad by the way she is chosen. Finally the way it is also ironic is the title itself. When people think of a lottery they think of someone winning cash, a car, or just something but in the story someone does win but it's the opposite of the reader expects the winnings to be in a lottery. From the title, the dialogue, and the setting where just some examples of

Irony is when the outcome contradicts the expectation and is an effective literary tool when used by authors, therefore having an understanding of irony can enhance the reader’s experience. Often there is a surprising plot twist in the story that can elicit an emotional response from the reader ranging from sorrow to amusement. O. Henry and Daniel Keyes are two, American authors well known for masterfully incorporating irony into their works.

Irony is a figure of speech in which the opposite of what the readers would expect to happen in the novel occurs. One of the irony that can be found in the novel is situational irony. The