The Pardoner’s Tale
Homework:
p. 167 Literary Elements #1-3
Answer in complete sentences.
Put the events in order:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
The third rioter plans to poison the other two.
The rioters vow to kill death.
All three rioters perish.
They meet an old man who tells them to look
for Death under a nearby oak tree.
The two rioters plot to kill the third so they can
keep the gold for themselves.
What is irony?
A contrast or difference between
expectations and reality.
 Also, the opposite of wrinkly.

Situational Irony
 Occurs
when what happens is the
opposite of what is expected
Verbal Irony
 Occurs
when what someone says is
the opposite of what they mean
 Also called sarcasm
Dramatic Irony
 Occurs
when the readers or audience
knows important information that the
character does not
What Type of Irony?
In “Romeo and Juliet”, Romeo
drinks poison, thinking that
Juliet is dead. The
audience knows that she
has taken a potion so that
she appears dead.
Dramatic
Irony
What Type of Irony?
After a hard day at work,
Sharon gets home and
realizes that she locked
herself out. “Great,” she
says, “Could this day get any
better?”
Verbal
Irony
What Type of Irony?
In “The Gift of the Magi” a girl
cuts and sells her hair to buy
her brother a watch chain.
She finds out he sold his
watch in order to buy her a
comb for her hair.
Situational
Irony
Personification
 Occurs
when human qualities are
given to a object, animal or idea
What’s Being Personified?
1.
The trees danced in
the wind.
2.
The little dog
laughed.
3.
Death be not proud.
Object
2. Animal
3. Idea
1.
Why is it personification?
The rioters vow to kill death.
Why is it irony?
The youngest rioters says:
“Sell me some poison if you will / I
have some rats I want to kill”
Why is it irony?
While the third goes into town, the
first two rioter plot to kill him.
Why is it irony?
An poor old man is ready for death, but
survives. Meanwhile, a large number of
people die of plague.
Theme
Pick one of the following themes. Explain
how this theme is illustrated by “The
Pardoner’s Tale” Use specific details as
support.
1.
2.
The love of money is the root of all evil.
Be careful what you wish for, you just
might get it.