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1 Literary Devices Lamb to the Slaughter

2 Irony Lamb to the Slaughter (pun)
Lambs innocently trust – easily led to their death Irony in the title… unaware as to what is going to happen to them

3 Irony Murder weapon – connection to the title?
Patrick Moloney is so trusting – easily led to his own murder (Frozen lamb leg = murder weapon)

4 Dramatic Irony Reader knows the lamb leg is the murder weapon and know the police inadvertently eat the evidence

5 Imagery Find a visually descriptive passage to share with the class.
Ex: “It was a dark and stormy night”

6 Simile Simile: A stated comparison (usually formed with "like" or "as") between two dissimilar things that have certain qualities in common. “Our love is like a red, red rose” Can you find any in LTTS?

7 Metaphor Do you think the title is a metaphor?
(think Mary as the lamb and slaughter being her happiness)

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