The literary technique of irony shows the effect of language in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated or the technique can be simply defined as: ‘the effect of a situation in which the opposite of what one would have thought is actually what occurs.” Chaucer used the literary technique of irony to create humor & critique the society and social norms of his time. How does irony play a role in the reader’s perception of a character?
Choose ONE of the prologue characters below:
• Miller
• Wife of Bath
• Pardoner

Create a paragraph that identifies the literary technique of irony as it applies to the chosen character’s:
Condition: Refers to their status and role in society
Full array: Refers to the possessions they had brought on the pilgrimage
Profession and degree: Refers to their job or education (or lack of education)
Apparel: Refers to what they were wearing

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explanation:

6  then the  lord  said to cain, “why are you angry?   why is your face downcast?   7  if you do what is right, will you not be accepted? but if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door;   it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”

8  now cain said to his brother abel, “let’s go out to the field.”  while they were in the field, cain attacked his brother abel and killed him.

there is not such an "uncle" in the poem "a servant to servants". the narrator refers to many characters -particularly her brother and her husband- both suffering from mental illness. the woman is also suffering because she does something to but she is not happy with the situation.

the poem has a dramatic monologue about the woman life's circumstances and her traumatic events form the past.

"a servant to servants" is a poem written by robert frost, and is part of a collection of poems "north of boston", of 1915.