Post 22: Irony

In E.E. Cumming's "next to of course god america i", irony is present in the author's description of the soldiers as "happy dead".  It is only my opinion but I feel that soldiers willingly die for their cause but to say they are happy to do it, goes beyond my realm of understanding and willingness to accept.  The same type of irony is present in the song, "There is a light that never goes out" by The Smiths.  One lines says, "if a double decker bus crashes into us, to die by your side, is such a heavenly way to die."  Again, as sweet as it would be to die with your loved one, a human being would never, in my opinion, look forward to or be okay with dying in such a horrific way even if the love of their life was doing it with them. 

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