How does shakespeare introduce us to his implied listener in "sonnet 73" and why is this significant to this sonnet and to the sonnet form in general? keywords: final couplet, lover, shakespearean sonnet, quatrain, rhyme scheme, surprise.

dramatic irony occurs when the reader/audience knows more about a character's situation than the character does. the one main effect is that it gives the reader a sense of superiority, or detached superiority. the reader not only seemingly discovers what is revealed, but feels superior for doing so.

ichabod crane is a fictional character and the protagonist in washington irving's short story, "the legend of sleepy hollow", first published in 1820. in popular culture, this story is sometimes retitled as "the headless horseman."