Wide Sargasso Sea Literary Devices

Definition of Irony

Irony is a literary device or event in which how things seem to be is in fact very different from how they actually are. If this seems like a loose definition... read full definition

Irony is a literary device or event in which how things seem to be is in fact very different from how they actually are. If this... read full definition

Irony is a literary device or event in which how things seem to be is in fact very different from how... read full definition

Explanation and Analysis—Blindness and Deafness:

In Wide Sargasso Sea, characters invoke deafness and blindness as metaphors for an unwillingness to confront the truth. While these conditions sometimes carry a negative connotation, characters at other times identify them as desirable qualities. In one instance, the motif coincides with dramatic irony and foreshadowing.

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Explanation and Analysis—Have You Seen a Ghost?:

In the third part, Antoinette roams around the house after Grace Poole has fallen asleep. She doesn't know where she is but worries about encountering a ghost that she's heard people talk about. This gives rise to dramatic irony, as the reader knows that Antoinette is the ghost in question.

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Wide Sargasso Sea: Irony 2 key examples

Definition of Irony