Use of Satire and Irony in The Widow of Ephesus and the poem True Love

Use of Satire and Irony in The leave behind of Ephesus by Gaius Petronius and the poem True Love by Judith Viorst In the level The Widow of Ephesus by Gaius Petronius and the poem True Love by Judith Viorst, the authors pose love through the use of satire and irony. They do this though a series of ironic twists, humorous accounts, and life experiences. A satire is a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn. In The Widow of Ephesus, the narrator recalls a tale of love in which an apparently faithful woman discredits her vows of marriage after her husbands death. She is tempted into this by a handsome young man, who attempts to save her life after she decides to entomb herself with her assassinated husband. This was not a very smart decision on her par...