Irony plays an important role in developing the narration and tone of a story. read this sentence from “bartleby, the scrivener.” what is the verbal irony in this excerpt? what does the use of irony tell the reader? in that direction, my windows commanded an unobstructed view of a lofty brick wall, black by age and everlasting shade; which wall required no spy-glass to bring out its lurking beauties, but, for the benefit of all near-sighted spectators, was pushed up to within ten feet of my window panes.

Select the correct answer blindness, both literal and figurative, is a recurring theme in sophocles's oedipus trilogy. how does sophocles depict this theme in antigone? o a. he juxtaposes creon, who is figuratively blind to the gods' laws, with teiresias, who is literally blind but can see and communicate the will of the gods ob. he contrasts ismene with antigone, by portraying ismene as figuratively blind to her family's woes, unlike antigone. oc. he shows that antigone is figuratively blind to the just laws of her uncle, king creon. od. he shows that haemon is figuratively blinded by his anger toward his father when he attempts to kill his father