Monday:
- Together, read the chapter introduction to Figurative Language: Paradox, Overstatement, Understatement, and Irony. This is found on page 771-781. Be sure to take notes as appropriate and read (and discuss) the example poems. When you have finished (or for homework), respond to the following prompt:
- In your own words, define paradox, hyperbole, understatement, and each of the three kinds of irony. Give an example of each from the poems that you read in class.
- Together, read the chapter introduction to Figurative Language: Paradox, Overstatement, Understatement, and Irony. This is found on page 771-781. Be sure to take notes as appropriate and read (and discuss) the example poems. When you have finished (or for homework), respond to the following prompt:
- In your own words, define paradox, hyperbole, understatement, and each of the three kinds of irony. Give an example of each from the poems that you read in class.