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Maloney, who kills her husband,with a piece of frozen lamb. She calls the police and invites them to eat the lamb.They eat it all, while discussing how the weapon is most likely under their noses, as she laughs in the other room. Dahl uses dramatic irony and symbolism to reveal when one is felt betrayed, they can be driven to great lengths. Dahl uses symbolism to show the role that a person is supposed to be fit in can be grown out of when driven to extreme lengths. In Lamb to the Slaughter, by…

Allan Poe makes extensive use of literary irony in many of his short stories. The irony is defined as the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect, in his story's to make the story being told more interesting. Poe incorporates irony to make his characters more intriguing both verbally and situationally. In Poes stories, my favorite type of irony that he uses is verbal irony because it is very interesting and…

This irony is a form of nonliteral language characterized by the opposition between a sentence’s literal meaning and the speaker’s conveyed meaning (Dews 3071). Verbal irony is commonly delivered through a sarcastic tone. Ironic comments such as a Mom exclaiming to her son, “Honey, your room is absolutely beautiful. I’ve never been prouder…

I would define a humorist someone who writes in a very humorous way. Someone who is a humorist, I believe has characteristics like, they like to joke around, they are funny, they tell funny stories, and use their own interpretation of the word or words in their own way. Maybe like Barry used the word guys and men int the reading “Guys Vs. Men”. He basically defined what he thought to be a “man” was and he thought it was to a degree to show maturity. He also used the word “guy” to show that it…

catacomb convincing Fortunato that they are going to get wine. Montresor ties up Fortunato and plasters him into one of the rooms in the catacomb. This passage is a rich source of irony. Poe masterfully uses dramatic irony, verbal irony, and situational irony. First Edgar Allan Poe uses dramatic irony, but his use of irony wasn’t…

The sitcom genre is a familiar genre that majority are familiar with and is a growing genre in the media industry. Sitcoms generate millions of dollars every year with new popular TV sitcoms coming out every year along with the traditional sitcoms producing new seasons. The conventions of a sitcom separate this genre from others, like limited locations, stereo typical characters and circular narrative. The sitcom producers modified these conventions as the genre has grown and gained more ratings…

“There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.”-Erma Bombeck. Inside every art form, there’s artists that display the true essence of their particular craft much differently than the others. Within Comedy, you have different types of comedians with the same goal in mind in which is to make every one laugh. Improvisational comedy is the hardest to do because unlike prop and solo comedians, improvisational comedians has no time to rehearse or to test…

The three types of irony in literature are verbal, situational and dramatic. Each type of irony is different and does different things. Irony is the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. Verbal irony is the use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says. So Verbal irony is almost sarcasm. Dramatic irony is the irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is…

The Story of Mrs. Mallard: Cursed and Burdened with Life With the short story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, the author is clever in the way she uses irony through the story that leads to the paradoxical ending, which also makes it an interesting and an unpredictable read for her audience. Kate Chopin does an excellent job of setting up the scene from the beginning when Mrs. Mallard, who is troubled with a heart disease, grieves the loss of her husband, who she sometimes loved. She is…

John Pielmeier was a guest speaker that came to PSUA on Tuesday, September 12th. John is an Altoona native; he graduated from Catholic University with a degree in theater. John’s dream was always to become an actor, but his life took a different path. Meanwhile, after he graduated he went on to grad school at PSU and earned his MFA. Before earning his MFA he left early to produce, direct, and act in his play. He eventually moved to New York and began his writing career. From here on, John was a…