February 23rd.

Today we are going to have an online discussion about IRONY and MOTIFS.  You will need to post and respond to both posts.

TERMS TO KNOW:

Dramatic Irony: The audience knows something that the characters do not.
Dramatic Irony Examples

Situational Irony: When actions or events have the opposite result from what is expected or intended.
Examples of Situational Irony

Verbal Irony: When a speaker states something in contrast to what they actually mean. (Can be sarcasm.. or understatement)
Examples of Verbal Irony

Motif: a motif is a recurrent image, sound, action that have symbolic significance that help develop the theme of the work.

In Google Classroom, you will see the following post:

Post two examples of Dramatic/Thematic/Situational Irony in Oedipus Rex. Post your quote with the line numbers.  Identify your example as dramatic/thematic/situational irony. 

As you start reviewing the examples of lines of irony in Oedipus Rex, respond to a minimum of two lines discussing the significance of the examples to the overall text. The lines are the "what" and the naming of the device is the "how"... you are now going to provide the "why"? What is the significance to the meaning of the text? 

In Google Classroom, you will see the following post:

Post an example of the MOTIF of BLINDNESS in Oedipus Rex.  Please post the quote with the accompanying line numbers. 

As you start reviewing the examples of the motif of blindness in Oedipus Rex, respond with your explanation of the significance of this example to the meaning of the text to ONE classmate's response. You can address the context of this reference; what kind of effect is the motif having collectively in the play; what do we understand better through this reference... etc. 

Have your responses completed by MONDAY at the beginning of class. 

FOR TUESDAY: Read to page 314