Question

Just as symbolism is used by both writers of prose and poetry, so is irony. What do you think about irony? Do you recognize it when you read it? Do you enjoy reading stories and poems that are ironic? Why do you think poets might use irony? Before we begin to really explore irony and ironic tone in poetry, discuss the following questions with your fellow students.

Do you enjoy reading things that are ironic? Why? What are your favorite examples?
Do you think a poet’s purposes for using irony are the same as that of a prose writer? What purposes might a poet have for using irony in a poem?
How do you think poets create irony or an ironic tone? What literary techniques could be used?
What are some poetic topics or themes that could benefit from irony or an ironic tone? Why would they be good topics for irony? See if you can brainstorm at least five. Come back to this discussion to read other peoples’ ideas; you may want to borrow one for your own ironic poem.

Answer 1

Ok so, some of the questions here are opinion questions, which means that the questions depend on what YOU think about it. But I'll answer the ones that are general The ones underlined are opinion questions that I cannot answer. They can be kinda like yes or no questions.

Step-by-step explanation:

Do you enjoy reading things that are ironic? Why? What are your favorite examples?

Do you think a poet’s purposes for using irony are the same as that of a prose writer?

Kinda an opinion question but I'll still answer it. While I may think that a poet's purposes for using irony are the same as that of a prose writer, I also think no. This is because poets might use irony to express a feeling, or to indicate a hidden meaning within the poem that is not obvious, while prose writers generally use irony in an obvious way like for example, "Taylor walked outside into the humid air and stepped on to the muddy, soggy ground. 'What a beautiful day!' she said."

What purposes might a poet have for using irony in a poem?

Some purposes might a poet have for using irony in a poem is that they might trying to be covering up a hidden meaning, or on the other hand trying to show a feeling to the reader.

How do you think poets create irony or an ironic tone?

I think that a way poets can create irony is to be sarcastic. Kind of like in the question a bit before, Taylor walked outside and the air was humid, and the ground was muddy and soggy, but she still said, "What a beautiful day!" The same can also go for the way they create an ironic tone. They can be writing happily when the situation they are writing about is definitely not happy.

What literary techniques could be used?

Some literary techniques that can be used are similies, metaphores, and hyberbole, all to create a sarcastic or kind of a hiding tone.

What are some poetic topics or themes that could benefit from irony or an ironic tone? Why would they be good topics for irony? See if you can brainstorm at least five. Come back to this discussion to read other peoples’ ideas; you may want to borrow one for your own ironic poem.

I hope this helps!! If I did it wrong I'm SO SO sorry!