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Situational Irony
Key Examples in Song of Solomon
Style
Explanation and Analysis:
Morrison's distinct style involves layers of extended metaphor and simile, along with rich descriptive language. She weaves in and out of different characters' perspectives, utilizing a third-person narrative voice to explore a wide range of different characters and their psychological impact on one another. Furthermore, Morrison employs a wide variety of situational irony and paradox as a trademark element of her style, using these devices as a framework for depicting human psychological contradiction. Rife with irony, Morrison’s writing not only depicts contradiction but interrogates it, revealing broader truths about humanity through her characters’ failings and follies.
