 Irony: technique that draws awareness to the discrepancy between: › Words and their meanings › Expectation and fulfillment › What is and what seems to be  Paradox: statement that seems absurd or even contradictory on its face but often expresses a deeper truth. › Cannot be true, but also cannot be false. › Ex.= “All men kill the thing they love” (Oscar Wilde).

 Write a statement explaining the use of irony or paradox in the poem.  Mark lines that support your interpretation of the use of irony or paradox.  Explain what the poet accomplishes by using irony or paradox. › What is the poet’s purpose? › What is the poet’s main message?

 A figure of speech in which someone absent, inanimate, or dead is addressed as if alive, present, and able to reply  Examples: › “The Sick Rose” › “Death be not Proud”