You were introduced to your third form of irony today: verbal irony. I believe Kyle Parmeter said it well when he stated, "Verbal irony is a euphemism for sarcasm." That's pretty accurate. Verbal irony is when you say or write one thing but mean something else.
Q: "How's the weather outside?"
A: "Oh, I just love standing at the bus stop in -10 degree temperatures with a wind chill of -34 degrees."
Verbal irony.
We completed our discussion of "Lamb to the Slaughter". Good job breaking down the title and realizing that the lamb was symbolic of Mary and the slaughter she was avoiding was her own at the hands of the police and the justice system. We had a little difficulty identifying the main conflict but a good discussion ensued which cleared it all up. Mary's goal was to save her unborn child, and she was willing to do anything to accomplish it.
Timed writing was supposed to be today, but we'll just have to push it to Wednesday. I'll put the prompt on the blog Tuesday night so you can get a peak at it. Be sure to check back.
We'll be in Lab B tomorrow for a work day. If you 'd like to see another one of these, be sure you use your time wisely. Read if you must, but otherwise, you should be finding and organizing your information and asking me questions.
Read that book!
See you soon.
Here's the link I mentioned a few minutes ago.
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