Title: Do Now Quick Write
1Do Now/ Quick Write 12
- There is a Scottish proverb that reads, a rich
heart may be under a poor coat. What does this
mean? Do you agree or disagree?
2Aim How does Twain use irony to expose
sivilization through Mrs. Loftus?
- What is IRONY?
- a literary term referring to how a person,
situation, statement, or circumstance is not as
would actually seem. - It violates the expectations of the character,
reader, or audience. - It is a key tactic of the satirist.
3Aim How does Twain use irony to expose
sivilization through Mrs. Loftus?
- Verbal
- a speaker says one thing but means another, or
when a literal meaning is contrary to its
intended effect - Dramatic
- actions possess a significance that the listener
or audience understands, but the speaker or
character does not. - Situational
- when the result of an action is contrary to the
desired or expected effect
4Aim How does Twain use irony to expose
sivilization through Mrs. Loftus?
- Verbal
- speaker exclaims, Im not upset! but reveals an
upset emotional state through her voice while
truly trying to claim she's not upset - Sarcasm
- Dramatic
- In Huck Finn, we know Huck is in disguise, but
Mrs. Loftus does not. - Situational
- The people in Emerald City believe the Wizard to
have been a powerful deity, only to discover he
was a bumbling eccentric old man.
5Aim How does Twain use irony to expose
sivilization through Mrs. Loftus?
6Aim How does Twain use irony to expose
sivilization through Mrs. Loftus?
7Aim How does Twain use irony to expose
sivilization through Mrs. Loftus?
- Huck is not a girl
- Cant thread a needle
- Catches with his legs open
- Throws like a girl
- Mrs. Loftus is no lady
- Shows hospitality to Huck but speaks of Jim like
he is an animal to be hunted for