1. Bell Ringer  You won the lottery! Is this good or bad? Explain…

2. “Season” -Wole Soyinka

3. 1934- “The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.”  Activist, playwright, author of poems and novels  Born in Nigeria and known as Nigeria’s finest contemporary dramatist

4.  Raised by Christian parents during the British Colonial rule  Influenced greatly by the native Yoruba culture, NOT European or Christian values  Educated in both Nigeria and England **Has always believed in the need for cultural independence to go along with political independence**

5.  1 st African  Nobel Prize in Literature for his commitment to African culture and to social change/ human rights

6.  Much of his work deals the clash between traditional Yoruba cultural values and values based on British and other European cultures

7. Irony  Verbal Irony-Occurs when the writer, narrator, or speaker says one thing and means something entirely different  Also seen through character names Examples 1. Mean teacher named Mrs. Nice 2. I posted a video on YouTube about how boring and useless YouTube is. 3. “Oh great! Now you have broken my new camera.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzCIRWUGgVs

8.  Situational Irony- Situation that occurs that is completely opposite of what was expected Examples You laugh at a person who slipped stepping on a banana peel and the next thing you know, you slipped too. You buy a brand new Prius because gas prices are SOO HIGH! But then gas prices drop.

9.  Dramatic Irony- the audience knows more than the characters Examples 1. Titanic 2. Horror Films

10. Paradox  A situation or statement that seems contradictory but is actually true. Surgeon’s job- inflicting pain in order to relieve pain

11. “I must be cruel to be kind.” –Hamlet The beginning of the end. "I can resist anything but temptation."- Oscar Wilde

12. Rust is ripeness, rust And the wilted corn-plume; Pollen is mating-time when swallows Weave a dance Of feathered arrows Thread cornstalks in winged Streaks of light. And, we loved to hear Spliced phrases of the wind, to hear Rasps in the field, where corn leaves Pierce like bamboo slivers. Now, garners we, Awaiting rust on tassels, draw Long shadows from the dusk, wreathe Dry thatch in woodsmoke. Laden stalks Ride the germ’s decay- we await The promise of rust.

13. Imagery Assignment  Write a poem just like Wole Soyinka