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The Passing of Grandison
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Lindsay describes a great verbal irony from Charles Chestnutt's narrative The Passing of Grandison.
- Verbal Irony: The actual meaning of speech contradicts the expressed meaning.
The direct verbal irony characterized in her post:
"He deserves a leather medal, made out of his own hide tanned."
I agree with Lindsay that this is verbal irony, as she states how it is irony saying, "The irony being that this type of physical punishment would be the opposite of what a devoted servant deserving of a medal would receive." This is a good use of verbal irony because the actual meaning of a medal is contradicted by the expressed meaning. When somebody deserves a medal, this is typically associated with something good they have done, and they are being rewarded for it. Grandison by all means deserves a medal but if the medium used to create it was his own tanned hide, this is no reward, rather, a twisted punishment.
Through this use of verbal irony the author describes a foes rationality of impatience for Grandison not a praise in which a medal is commonly associated with. Chestnutt's ability to numerously blend verbal irony such as this into his text stands as a testament to his renowned narrative skills and contribution he made to amercian literature.
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