If a main character in a novel is a veterinarian who helps other people's animals all day long and harms his dog at home, you could say the writer was employing Symbolism
Foreshadowing
Analogy
Conflict
Irony

Irony  

Explanation:

There are several meanings of irony, some of which are the following:

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boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.