Blog prompt for Monday 2/23

Read and Work "Siren Song" and "Barbie Doll" - discussions on these poems require a mandatory posting by Monday.

Prompt Due for Wednesday:  Both "Siren Song" and "Barbie Doll" deal with the relationship between the individual human being and a society that imposes a dehumanizing conformity. Compare and contrast the poets' use of irony in developing this theme.  This will be a 4-5 page paper, due 2/25.

Irony notes for period 8

We had extra time in Period 4, so we were able to get to these...

Paradox: what appears impossible is actually entirely plausible. The contradiction usually stems from one of the words being used figuratively or with more than one denotation or connotation.  Example: "to damn with faint praise"

• Consider the concept of paradox in "Much Madness..." 
  

Verbal Irony: Says the opposite of what it means

• sarcasm - bitter or cutting speech intended to wound
  
• satire - utilizes ridicule to point out folly and/or invoke reform
  
• Consider how it works in "Barbie Doll"
  

Situation Irony: The discrepancy between actual circumstances and those that are appropriate and/or expected.

• Consider how it works in "Ozymandias"
  

Dramatic Irony: The discrepancy between the speaker's words and his character; what he/she is saying may be straightforward but because of their character the reader interprets it differently (opposite).

• Consider how it works in "My Last Duchess"