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IRONY IN CHARLES DICKEN'S OLIVER TWIST

Englisia : Journal of Language, Education, and Humanities · Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016) · pp. 91–104

DOI
10.22373/ej.v3i2.1026
ISSN
2527-6484, 2339-2576
Published
2016-05-01
Publisher
Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh
Language
eng

Abstract

This paper describes the types of irony used by Charles Dickens in his notable early work, Oliver Twist, as well as the reasons the irony was chosen. As a figurative language, irony is utilized to express one’s complex feelings without truly saying them. In Oliver Twist, Dickens brought the readers some real social issues wrapped in dark, deep written expressions of irony uttered by the characters of his novel. Undoubtedly, the novel had left an impact to the British society at the time. The irony Dickens displayed here includes verbal, situational, and dramatic irony. His choice of irony made sense as he intended to criticize the English Poor Laws and to touch the public sentiment. He wanted to let the readers go beyond what was literally written and once they discovered what the truth was, they would eventually understand Dickens’ purposes.

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19 authors · 42 co-authorship links · 2 across different organisations

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  • Politeknik Negeri Ujung Pandang
  • National Research and Innovation Agency
  • Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry
  • IPB University
  • Affiliation unknown
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Ayuna NettaAffiliation unknown3
Adilla NafaishaAffiliation unknown2
Hijjatul QamariahAffiliation unknown2
Nurfaizah NurfaizahAffiliation unknown2
Syamsul BahriAffiliation unknown1
Rahmat YusnyAffiliation unknown1
Mulia MuliaAffiliation unknown1
Fitria RizkiAffiliation unknown1
Yuniarti YuniartiPoliteknik Negeri Ujung Pandang1
Taufik TaufikNational Research and Innovation Agency1
Sarair SyujaAffiliation unknown1
Saiful AkmalUniversitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry1
Habiburrahim HabiburrahimAffiliation unknown1
Safrul MulukAffiliation unknown1
Suryanto SuryantoIPB University1
Maira MustirandaAffiliation unknown1

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Metadata source: OAI-PMH (metadata jurnal) https://jurnal.ar-raniry.ac.id/index.php/englisia/oai, first harvested 7 Nov 2026, last seen 7 Nov 2026.
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