An Analysis of Irony in Narrative Text “ SnowWhite” By Jacob Grim

Abstract

Despite the fact that many authors have used irony as a significant literary device because it makes their literary works' language more revealing and emphatic. They frequently employ irony as a form of satire to highlight flaws in their characters or society as a whole. The goal of this study was to find the irony in “ Snow White” by Jacob Grim. Two issues were investigated in the research in order to analyze the aspects of the story in depth. First, consider how the story depicts irony. The second issue concerns how the irony affects the story's flow. The method used in the research was a descriptive qualitative method. Data and references were acquired from printed and electronic books, articles, encyclopedias, journals, and some online references for the analysis. To address the issues raised above, there are two conclusions. The first discovery demonstrates dramatic irony in the crisis and climax portions of the story; the situational irony is depicted in a crisis of the story, while the verbal irony is also depicted in the story's crisis. The second finding demonstrates that using irony in the plot twist might provide the necessary suspense for readers to continue reading the story.