a lesson in irony roald dahl uses irony in “the landlady” and “lamb to the slaughter” we...
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Roald Dahl uses irony in “The Landlady” Roald Dahl uses irony in “The Landlady” and “Lamb to the Slaughter”and “Lamb to the Slaughter”
We have discussed how literature is a way for writers to share a message with the reader.
The short stories we are reading by Roald Dahl ,in our author study contains irony. Irony is just one of the writing tools an artist uses to sharpen his or her point.
Where’s the irony in the Where’s the irony in the song?song?
What examples of irony did you find in the What examples of irony did you find in the song “Ironic”? song “Ironic”?
Did you find any examples of verbal irony? Did you find any examples of verbal irony? NONO
Did you find any examples of dramatic irony? Did you find any examples of dramatic irony? NO NO
What is the mood of the song?What is the mood of the song? Did you find examples of situational irony? or Did you find examples of situational irony? or
was it a coincidence? Or just bad luck? was it a coincidence? Or just bad luck?
Dramatic IronyDramatic Irony
Situational IronySituational Irony
A few examples:
• A firefighter’s house burns down
• Stories with a surprise ending i.e the homicide detective ends up being the murderer.
Verbal IronyVerbal Irony
A few questions for A few questions for discussion…discussion…
What are some of the cultural functions and/or purposes of literature and music?
What are the possible intentions of artists when they create popular (or not so popular) musicfor an audience ?