from a Small Island’‚ written by Bill Bryson is a reflective travel journal comparing Bryon’s past views and opinions of Britain‚ his expectations and thus the reality of what he discovers it to have become. Bryson uses satire‚ humour‚ irony and sarcasm to generate a pace and lucid flow within his writing‚ and for the reader this can be thoroughly captivating and entertaining. Immediately as the book opens‚ Bryson establishes an informal and incredibly comic register. We are readily exposed to his
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The Nigerian poet Wole Soyinka uses the poem the telephone conversation to express the apathy one‚ particularly the black has‚ against Apartheid. Through an ironical dialogue over the telephone the poet criticizes the strong feeling of hatred that has arisen due to racial discrimination. The poem starts on a mild note where the poet negotiates the renting of an apartment with the landlady over the telephone. They were agreeable on the ‘price’ the ‘location’ and privacy. The price was ‘reasonable’
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Rita‚ Frank and their relationship change throughout the play. Rita’s education and confidence both grow as the story progresses. Frank’s attitude towards life declines dramatically en route for the middle of the play but there is hint of improvement at the end. Their relationship undergoes many changes during the play. They grow apart‚ slowly and eventually reach a point where their separation is much needed and inevitable‚ although their feelings towards each other are of affection once again.
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courtship of Claudio and Hero being traditional and pleasant to then be victimised by misunderstanding and rumour and still ending up in marriage. Benedick and Beatrice’s quarreling also‚ ridiculously‚ ending in marriage. Satire: The use of irony or sarcasm in which human folly is held up to scorn or ridicule. EG: the way Benedick and Beatrices constant witticisms. Farce: Aims at entertaining the audience by means of unlikely‚ extravagant and improbable situations. EG: All the confusion of Hero
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THESIS STATEMENT: • Guy de Maupassant used irony and sarcasm in “Was It a Dream?” to denote that true love can still exist in a deceitful society through the man’s love for his wife. I. Portrayal of true love was exhibited with a sense of exaggeration. A. The man’s dialogue expressed his great love for his wife. 1. He speaks like he was the only who had loved her madly. 2. His thoughts only contain the memories that they’ve shared together. 3. His dialogue expresses how he greatly suffered
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brunette‚ but‚ madam‚ you should see The rest of me. Palm of my hand‚ soles of my feet Are a peroxide blond.” He makes matters even worse by saying that "friction" has somehow turned his buttocks "raven black." This poem uses a lot of irony and sarcasm. The poet mainly uses irony in three places. The first tone of irony is sensed when the man confesses that he is an African. When describing the lady‚ the poet uses a lot of sarcastic language. Irony is lastly used when the man describes himself to
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"Button A. Button B". We are made aware of his anger as he refers to the color of the booth‚ the pillar-box and the double tiered omnibus; all red. This focus on color also refers to the racism being portrayed in the poem. The poet humorously uses sarcasm as he says ’Shamed/By ill mannered silence" when it is obvious that is the woman who is the ill mannered of the two. The woman repeats her question‚ as she had done previously and the man replies cryptically‚ "West African Sepia"‚ aware that the woman
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“Good Country People” Questions 1) My initial response to the story’s title is that the short story was going to be about a happy family that lived in the country and drama to make the story interesting. At the start‚ it seemed as if anybody that was from the country were “good” and never did anything wrong throughout their entire life. The story basically begins right after Mrs. Hopewell says‚ “the reason for her keeping them so long was that they were not trash. They were good country people”
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should be ninety-seven this year (year 2000). From what I know‚ his other books include " Malgudi Days"‚ where " An Astrologer’s Day" is taken from. Narayan is a very observant man‚ sharp and sarcastic at the same time. His sarcasm become humour and it is not very obvious sometimes. We have to read between the lines to catch the joke. He is very descriptive in his writing and his world comes alive with the mood through the informative and colourful description‚ the characteristics
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How to Poison the Earth and Chronicles of Ice Saukko focuses in this essay explaining a process of “How to Poison the Earth.” and “Chronicles of Ice.” by Ehrlish. Both authors make excellent point about how to save and conserve the planet of Earth. Both go about making these point in two completely different ways although
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