LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
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Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face.
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On a rooftop near O’Connell Bridge, a Republican sniper lay watching.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -O’Flaherty says “Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face.” This shows suspense because the sniper looks at the man he has shot and realizes he made the biggest mistake he ever could have made.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the story The Sniper, a man has a moment of truth when he finds out the enemy he had killed was his own brother. Liam uses situational irony in his story to show that war makes human beings seem like mere objects. Sitting on a rooftop was a sniper who was calmly excited, waiting for his enemy to make a move.
Detailed explanation-3: -The irony of “The Sniper” is situational. Situational irony: an event occurs that contradicts the expectations of the reader.
Detailed explanation-4: -O’Flaherty uses irony to show how the sniper ends up killing his own brother and only after he shoots him he wonders if he knew him. In addition to the irony, O’Flaherty also uses description to develop this idea of action without thought.
Detailed explanation-5: -Quote: “The lust of battle died in him. Quote: “The Sniper took a steady aim. Quote: “He turned over the dead body and looked into his brothers face” Quote:"His face was the face of a student thin and aesthetic, but his eyes had the cold gleam of the fanatic." More items