“GIANT FLYING CAT TERRIFIES STATES.” This is the beginning of an article done by the Sun, a “newspaper”. This is in “MUTANT FLEAS TERRORIZE MIDWEST”, by Dave Barry. “...every single word in the headline is true except for ‘GIANT’, ‘FLYING’, ‘TERRIFIES’, and ‘STATES’.” This set the general theme for the entire story. The story is a satire, and the author uses many types of humor to make fun of how media portrays things as well as people’s overreactions to them. The purpose of the humor used in this article is to make fun of how people overreact to modern-day media to make people laugh. The author uses satire, irony, hyperbole, and sarcasm to convey his sense of humor in this article. One type of humor that Barry uses in his story is satire. …show more content…
One of the lines he has irony in is,“On one hand, I never have liked small dogs.” This was ironic because he is annoyed with his neighbors’ dogs.. This is ironic because if this was a case when giant fleas were attacking, you wouldn’t be very particular about who, or what, was being attacked. You would just want to stop the attacks. Another line that contains irony, “Of course, all of this will cost money, which fortunately is the very thing the government will continue to relieve you of in large amounts under the president’s revolutionary new tax plan.” This is a form of irony because in the beginning of the story, he says he doesn’t care what the president’s new tax plan will do to you. This is ironic because his giant flea story was, in a way, just a roundabout way of saying that the “revolutionary new tax plan” will just be a new way the government concocted to “relieve” you of your money. The author uses irony as a form of humor to deter the true meaning of his words until they get to a point in the story where is makes …show more content…
One of the sarcastic line’s in Barry’s story is, “Flying? With wings?” Barry is using sarcasm when he is saying this because he is stating the obvious, but the situation in which it applies makes it funny. Since he is referring to a cat when he says this, it makes his statement about the wings sarcastic. Another sarcastic line is, “(“CAT”) was right on point, which gives us every reasons to accept the giant-mutant-flea article at face value.” Barry uses this form of humor when he says this because he's write a “newspaper article” about giant mutant fleas, something that could (hopefully) never happen, so having proof isn’t a valid argument. This is sarcasm because Barry is saying something that isn’t true, per se, and shouldn’t be taken seriously. Barry uses sarcasm to make a point about the credibility of sources, and how easily people will believe them if they’re
Irony can be defined as expressing the opposite of what is meant. This is a great technique of the sense of humor and sarcasm used in the proposal. and in the Swift language. One of the voices that are present throughout the story is that of irony. The snares are a snare.
For example, in the beginning of the story, the narrator starts by talking about Mrs. Freeman. “Besides the neutral expressions that she wore when she was alone, Mrs. Freeman had two others, forward and reverse, that she used for all her human dealings” (433). The irony in this first line is that she is a “Freeman,” yet only has three different expressions. Another example of an irony that is easily noticeable is when Mrs. Hopewell considered Manley Pointer as “good country people.” “He was just good country people, you know” (441). The irony in this line is that in the end, Manley Pointer, whom is supposedly is “good country people,” ends up being a thief who steals Hulga’s prosthetic leg and runs and not only steals, but admits that he is not a Christian, making the line, “good country people,” a dramatic irony. However, one of the most ironic characters in the story is Hulga herself as she understands little of herself, regardless of the high education she holds in philosophy. For example, Hulga imagines that Pointer is easily seduced. “During the night she had imagined that she seduced him” (442). Yet, when they kissed, she was the one who was seduced and having the “extra surge of adrenaline… that enables one to carry a packed trunk out of a burning house…”
Irony is the expression of ones meaning by using language that usually signifies the opposite. There are three different types of irony; verbal, dramatic, and situational. Edgar Allen Poe uses verbal and dramatic irony in The Cask of Amontillado to depict a deeper meaning of Montresor’s hate towards Fortunato.
An element of literature in The Interlopers is situational irony. Irony is the contrast between an actual outcome and what the reader or the characters expect. Irony is important to this story because a major family conflict would have ended, but an event occurred and changed that. Irony is in the interlopers when the wolves came and ate the men. When Georg says, “I will be your friend” it was major irony (Saki 309). The whole story the reader thought that the two men would surely kill each other when they met, but they made up. Also, when Ulrich said “Wolves” there is a turning point fueled by Irony (Saki 310).
The purpose of this irony is to shock the reader, since ironic things are by definition unexpected, it works well as a twist in the story.
What is irony? Irony is a figure of speech in which the intended meaning is actually the opposite of what is expressed by the words the author used. This technique is used to ridicule or mock a particular subject by expressing laudatory remarks, but implying contempt and denigration. There are several examples of irony in the novel _All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front_ by Erich Maria Remarque, a realistic, yet fabricated account of a soldier's experience in an international war. The lighthearted irony quickly transitions into dark satire with the use of dramatic irony, the setting, and situational irony to mock the glorification of war and introduce reality.
They vary in the kind of humor they use and the impression it gives the reader. Dave Barry and David Sedaris captivate the attention of the readers through their comical inner monologues. Through their enticing personal experiences, humor is used to strengthen their
Irony is when what is said is different than, what appears to be real. A media that utilizes irony is “The Hunger Games when Prim Rose got picked to participate in the game even though Katniss' name was in the draw more. Irony is not only shown in movies bit, in Television shows and stories as well. “The Possibility of Evil,” “The Skating Party” and “The Lottery” are three short-stories that show irony. “The Possibility of Evil” is about a 71-year-old woman, living in a small town, growing beautiful roses and she spends her days trying to the town of evil. “The Skating Party” is about someone's first love and how they lost them. ”The Lottery” is about a tradition in a small village that everyone, but one person wants to give up. The short-stories
“The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.” -Robert A. Heinlein. In the short story, “The Possibility of Evil”, the author Shirley Jackson uses irony to develop the traits of the protagonist, Miss Strangeworth, in her small hometown. Throughout the story, there are many examples of irony as Miss Strangeworth goes through her normal day. Irony is an engaging literary device used by authors to expose underlying intentions which become critical to the development of the plot.
Irony is the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. This rhetorical device is often used many times in literature and a very significant device. One example of irony occurs at the end. In the final chapter, was setting the jungle into fire, in order to smoke Ralph out. The fire, at the beginning of the book, was used for two things: it enabled the kids from signal a ship for a rescue, it helped cook meat, and it helped them keep warm.
1. Irony is a useful device for giving stories many unexpected twists and turns. In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," irony is used very effectively in her story. Situational irony is used to show the reader what is assumed to happen sometimes doesn't. Dramatic irony is used to hint to the reader something is happening to the characters in the story that they do not know about. Irony is used throughout Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" through the use of situational irony and the use of dramatic irony.
I think Barry uses irony in his story to make his story seem less brutal and make people laugh because in today’s society people often avoid the truth or go into denial but humor makes them think about it. At the pet store, Darry describes the issue of picking out calm fish “... fish
In the stories “Story of an Hour”, “Everyday Use”, “The Necklace”, and “The Lottery” it is evident that irony was quite a large part of the short story. There is situational irony, which is when the situation turns out differently than expected. Also, dramatic irony is present, which is when you as a reader knows more than the character. The authors seem to base their whole story around irony to surprise their readers.
Irony is a useful device for giving stories many unexpected twists and turns. In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," irony is used as an effective literary device. Situational irony is used to show the reader that what is expected to happen sometimes doesn't. Dramatic irony is used to clue the reader in on something that is happening that the characters in the story do not know about. Irony is used throughout Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" through the use of situational irony and the use of dramatic irony.
the speaker's meaning is far from the usual meaning. For example, Sally rushes all. morning to get to the parking lot early, only to find her space taken, she then exclaims,"This is exactly why I rushed, just so I can hunt for an empty space. " We understand that she is not happy, and that her meaning is not literal. A form of verbal irony is sarcasm, this is when the statement made is ironic, but it is bitter, coarse, and vulgar.