Question

Poetic device in head heart and hand

Answer 1

Answer:

There are a number of literary devices in the story, but the most important one is irony. The whole situation is profoundly ironic, leading to the surprise ending. In other words, there is situational irony. In turn, there are other kinds of irony in the story, such as dramatic irony. This means that we as readers know something that one of the characters in the story doesn't know. Even if we don't get the twist until it's revealed at the end, we should still realize that all is not what it seems. The marshal is gruff and unkempt; Easton is smooth, charming, and debonair. As they are both headed to Leavenworth prison, we all know who the prisoner must be just by looking at them, right?

There's also verbal irony. This is where a character says one thing, but means something else. For example:

He's taking me to Leavenworth prison. It's seven years for counterfeiting.