W ha t a re e xa m ple s o f s itu a tio na l ir o ny, d ra m atic ir o ny, a nd v e rb al ir o ny in T he D ru nka rd ? T he re a re m any e xa m ple s o f F ra nk O 'C onno r's u se o f t ...

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W ha t a re e xa m ple s o f s itu a tio na l ir o ny, d ra m atic ir o ny, a nd v e rb al ir o ny in T he D ru nka rd ?
T he re a re m any e xa m ple s o f F ra nk O 'C onno r's u se o f th e d iffe re nt ty p es o f ir o ny in h is s ho rt s to ry " T he D ru nka rd ." T he y
a dd h um or to th e s to ry , a s it is to ld fr o m th e p oin t o f v ie w o f a c hild . In th is s to ry , y o ung L arry is s e nt b y h is ...
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T he re a re m any e xa m ple s o f F ra nk O 'C onno r's u se o f th e d iffe re nt ty p es o f ir o ny in h is s ho rt s to ry " T he D ru nka rd ." T he y a dd
hum or to th e s to ry , a s it is to ld fr o m th e p oin t o f v ie w o f a c hild . In th is s to ry , y o ung L arry is s e nt b y h is m oth e r to b abys it h is
a lc o ho li c fa th e r a nd p re ve nt h im fr o m g ettin g d ru nk a fte r a fu ne ra l. H ow eve r, L arry in a dve rte ntly g ets d ru nk h im se lf . T he
ir o ny o f th e s itu a tio n r e ally h ig hli g hts h is in no ce nce a nd in e xp erie nce , a s th e a ud ie nce c le arly u nd ers ta nd s w ha t is g oin g o n
b ette r th a n h e c a n in th e m om ent.
A n e xa m ple o f s itu a tio na l ir o n