Irony Example : In the poem "my last duchess", the persona - the duke - hates his wife for having......
Taken from Category: Literary
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Is it ironic that...
in the poem "My Last Duchess", the persona - the Duke - hates his wife for having a 'spot of joy' on her cheek in reality, but then admires a painting of her which shows that exact trait? Is it ironic because the viewer would expect a person who admires a painting to love the object of the painting but he doesn't?
76% say this is ironic
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- 76% IRONIC
- 24% NOT IRONIC
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