The Sniper Literary Analysis

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In the short story “The Sniper,” Liam O'Flaherty writes a short story about a Republic Sniper and he watches his victim, and kills them. In addition, there is a enemy that the sniper fights and kills, but later finds out that the enemy that he killed was his brother. One method the author uses to heighten the ironic ending is imagery. To demonstrate, to describe the Snipers emotions when he pulled the trigger, “ His hands trembled with eaegrness. Pressing his lips together he took a deep breath through his nostrils and fired” (2). This quote heightens the story's ironic ending by showing the snipers emotion. Moreover, this shows the snipers eagerness in killing the enemy. For instance, after successfully killing his enemy, the author wrote,”

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