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   writeacher Teacher
   High School - 12th Grade

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   I think this story is filled with irony, but you'll need to decide which type(s) of irony you wish to identify and write about.

   ** verbal irony -- for example, when a character says one thing but means another

   ** dramatic irony -- several possibilities, including when "the character expects the opposite of what the reader knows that fate holds in store"

   ** situational irony -- "in which accidental events occur that seem oddly appropriate"

   See the lit_terms link below and scroll down to Irony to read about various types of irony in detail.

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   http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms_I.html

   http://www.enotes.com/araby/summary

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   This question has been previously asked and answered. Please see the link below for more information.

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   http://www.enotes.com/araby/q-and-a/what-irony-any-presen...

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   Posted by brandih on Thursday September 10, 2009 at 10:00 AM