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:* '''dramatic irony''': the reader or the audience know more than the characters | :* '''dramatic irony''': the reader or the audience know more than the characters | ||
| − | :: --> effect 1: reader feels superior, only to show him he is not | + | :: --> effect 1: reader feels superior, only to show him he is not --> reader is taught a lesson |
| − | :: --> effect 2: the reader feels pity, involvement in story | + | :: --> effect 2: the reader feels pity, finds it hard to bear the tension and have to see the main character making fatal mistakes ... --> involvement in story |
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| + | :* '''irony of situation''': sharp contrast between what the characters/readers wish and what real life/the situation is like | ||
==Line of argument/argumentative structure== | ==Line of argument/argumentative structure== | ||
Version vom 20. Juni 2010, 14:05 Uhr
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Reading and Marking
Tone and Mood
IRONY
- Types of Irony and their Functions
- verbal irony: express something by saying the opposite --> effect: reader enjoys finding irony, reader discovers real meaning, reader discovers contrast between what is said and what is meant
- dramatic irony: the reader or the audience know more than the characters
- --> effect 1: reader feels superior, only to show him he is not --> reader is taught a lesson
- --> effect 2: the reader feels pity, finds it hard to bear the tension and have to see the main character making fatal mistakes ... --> involvement in story
- irony of situation: sharp contrast between what the characters/readers wish and what real life/the situation is like
Line of argument/argumentative structure
- describe what the author does (e.g. he puts forward his main thesis)
- explain why he does it at this point
- show how he tries to do this effectively
