So is this irony or just a coincidence In general Irony means that what happens is the opposite of what you would expect Situational Irony Definition Movie Example TV example A situation where is the outcome is different from what is ID: 322824
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Irony?
So is this irony, or just a coincidence?Slide2
In general..
Irony means that what happens is the opposite of what you would expect. Slide3
Situational Irony
Definition
Movie Example
TV example
A situation where is the outcome is different from what is
expected to happen, it’s oppositeSlide4
Dramatic Irony
The audience knows something that the character does not, the reader
understands more about the conflict in the story than the characters do
DefinitionSlide5
Verbal Irony
Saying the opposite of what you mean
Example 1
,
2
Definition/Mini lessonSlide6Slide7Slide8Slide9
Irony in Literature…
Situational
- “Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink” –
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s
Rappaccini’s
Daughter
and
Young Goodman Brown, Desire’s Baby, The Necklace, Gift of the Magi, Wizard of Oz
Dramatic-
Romeo and Juliet, Oedipus Rex, Othello
Verbal-
“Let’s put our Christmas presents away awhile, they’re too nice to use just at present”Slide10
Stephen Crane’s “War is Kind”
Swift, blazing flag of the regiment
Eagle with crest of red and gold,
These men were born to drill and die
Point for them the virtue of slaughter
Make plain to them the excellence of killing And a field where a thousand corpses lie. Mother whose heart hung
humble as a button
On the bright splendid shroud of your son,
Do not weep.
War is kind.
Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind.
Because your lover threw wild hands toward the sky And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.
War is kind. Hoarse, booming drums of the regiment Little souls who thirst for fight, These men were born to drill and die
The unexplained glory flies above them
Great is the battle-god, great, and his kingdom–
A field where a thousand corpses lie.
Do not weep, babe, for war is kind.
Because your father tumbled
in the yellow trenches,
Raged at his breast,
gulped and died,
Do not weep.
War is kind.
videoSlide11
Ironic Story Choices:
Option 1: “The Sniper
”:
In 1922, there was
an Irish civil war. One warm June night, in
the city of Dublin, a Republican sniperis pinned down on a rooftop. Will he survive?
Option 2: “Desiree’s Baby”
In the
a
ntebellum South, Desiree has a perfect life,
perfect baby, and perfect husband, a rich
plantation owner. Is it too good to be true?
Option 3: “The Necklace”: In 19thcentury
France, a young woman who wants to impress borrows a diamond necklace.What will it really cost her? Slide12
Directions
You are going to divide into groups based on what story you want to read.
Work on the pre-reading questions with your group
, then
read the story silently to yourself
, answering the while reading questions as you go. If you finish the story before the others in your group, work on the after-reading questions. Once the group is done reading, complete the after-reading questions together
(or compare your answers).
(If there are issues with people talking when it’s supposed to be quiet, or letting the others in the group do all the work, you will do this on your own)Slide13
Group Checklist:
Reading questionsParagraph
describing setting, 2 examples of imagery
Character web
for chosen character
Character analysis paragraphPlot chart for story, at least 5 eventsPresentation chart
(organizing basic details, 6
word summary)
Visual for story
(can show setting, characters, include words, explain irony,
etc
)Group presentation: Describe setting, characters, main events, why story is ironic, show and explain visual. Everyone must speak, everyone in your group must be able to answer questions about any part of your group’s story. Explain clearly, because the rest of the class must know the information for the test.