The Story of a Rose and a Cask?: An Exploration of the Use of Irony in Literature ?A young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout? (Swift). Jonathan Swift?s essay, A Modest Proposal is a terrific example of the use of irony and …showed first 75 words of 1309 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1309 total…ll. Its use in literature is often poignant in making the reader think about an issue that otherwise would be passed over and ignored. As shown in Jonathan Swift?s essay, A Modest Proposal; Edgar Allan Poe?s The Cask of Amontillado; Kate Chopin?s The Story of an Hour; and William Faulkner?s essay, A Rose for Emily; a story is enhanced greatly by the use of ironic statements placed strategically in a story.