IRONY

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IRONY

• Difference between what is expected to happen and
  what actually does happen.

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IRONY

• What is irony?
• Three types of irony
• Verbal
• Situational
• Dramatic
• Examples of irony?

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Ironic by Alanis Morissette

• How does Alanis define irony?
• What examples of irony can be found in the song?
• Verbal irony?
• Situational irony?
• What is the mood of the song?

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Edwin Arlington Robinson(1869-1935)

• Born on December 22, 1869 in Maine.
• Robinson started writing poetry at age 11.
• Despite his fathers wishes, Robinson attended
  Harvard for two years, but had to leave because
  his familys money was running short.
• His parents died shortly after Robinson left
  Harvard.
• Robinson moved to New York City where he lived in
  a house where many artists and writers had once
  lived.

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Edwin Arlington Robinson(Con.)(1869-1935)

• He was very poor at this time and could basically
  carry all of his worldly possessions in one
  backpack.
• In the 1890s, he began to publish his poetry,
  often times with the help of President Theodore
  Roosevelt.
• Roosevelt helped Robinson to get a job at the New
  York City Customs. From this time on, Robinsons
  money problems were over.
• During his life, Robinson won three Pulitzer
  Prizes for his poetry.
• Robinson died in 1935. By this time all of his
  immediate family had died.

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Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson

• Whenever Richard Cory went down town, We
  people on the pavement looked at him He was a
  gentleman from sole to crown, Clean favored, and
  imperially slim.
• And he was always quietly arrayed, And he was
  always human when he talked But still he
  fluttered pulses when he said, "Good-morning,"
  and he glittered when he walked.
• And he was rich - yes, richer than a king -
  And admirably schooled in every grace In fine
  we thought that he was everything To make us
  wish that we were in his place.
• So on we worked, and waited for the light, And
  went without the meat, and cursed the bread And
  Richard Cory, one calm summer night, Went home
  and put a bullet through his head.

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Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson

• What perception of Richard Cory is developed in
  the first three stanzas?
• What words contribute to the impression?
• Who is the poems speaker?

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Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson

• How is the speaker different than Richard Cory?
• What makes the poems final line surprising?
• What is the theme of the poem?

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Richard Cory by Simon and Garfunkel

• What remains the same in the poem and the song?
• What has been changed? What is the effect of the
  changes?
• Which piece makes a stronger statement? Why?

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Richard Cory by Simon and Garfunkel

• How does the musical score enhance the irony?
• How does the refrain (chorus) add to the song?