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Irony Example : ...abner snopes in "barn burning" says about his enemies that "they knew he had......

Taken from Category: Literary

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...Abner Snopes in "Barn Burning" says about his enemies that "they knew he had them beat," when in reality he had lost a court case against them just a couple hours before?

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