Well in english we have to write an essay which deals with dramatic irony between two stories. The stories are One thousand dollars and by the waters of babylon. WEll my teacher said to make it a compare and contrast essay and im not sure how to find the simularities of the two dealing with dramatic irony.

Answer 1

Here's some information about dramatic irony in "By the Waters of Babylon."

http://www.helium.com/items/1931742-analysis-of-by-the-waters-of-babylon-by-stephen-vincent-benet

I couldn't find much on "One Thousand Dollars." However this site explains dramatic irony.

http://www.k-state.edu/english/baker/english320/cc-dramatic_irony.htm