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karina84
karina84
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How does the literary device "irony" relate to the story? 

What part of the story is ironic?

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Posted by karina84 on Wednesday September 24, 2008 at 6:44 PM and tagged with how i met my husband, irony, literary device, plot.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

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    The irony is in the situation. Edie falls in love with Chris Watters. However, he's engaged to someone else. Watters promises to write, and so Edie waits for the letter. Since it never comes, the mailman assumes she's hanging out by the mailbox waiting for him. They end up together; that's situational irony.

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    http://www.enotes.com/how-met-my-husband/summary
    http://www.enotes.com/literary-terms/irony

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    Posted by gbeatty on Thursday September 25, 2008 at 3:30 PM