Cornell Notes for “Humor & Irony”
AP Literature: Ms. Stacey
Name: ______________________
Date: ____________ Pd: _______
DIRECTIONS: The purposes of taking notes on this assignment are:
 To become intimately familiar with the content of the source
 To modify our own thoughts on the topic
 To create a shortened version of the source material suitable for study
 To personalize the information provided in the source by making personal connections; Record your
thinking about the content – don’t just copy; A good way of doing this is to make notes that include
ideas about the stories we have read
 To practice note-taking in preparation for note-taking during lectures and presentations as well as during
research in all subjects
 To practice using abbreviations that allow us to record ideas efficiently
Cues and
Questions
Page 359
Even in works of serious
literature, what can
humor accomplish?
What is irony?
What is the difference
between irony and
sarcasm?
What does irony help
writers do indirectly?
What is verbal irony?
 Note the example
from “Hunters in the
Snow”
Notes
Pg 360
What is dramatic
irony?
 Note the example
from “Miss Brill”
 Note the example
from “The Jilting of
Granny Weatherall”
What is irony of
situation? (Also known
as ‘situational irony’).
 Note example from
“The Most Dangerous
Game”
Page 361
 Note example from
“Hunters in the Snow”
What does irony allow
writers to achieve (like
symbols and allegory)?
Why is irony such an
important technique?
Page 362
How does one know if a
story is “guilty of
sentimentality”?
(Perrine cites three
ways)
What does it mean if a
writer editorializes?
How about poeticize?
In what way is Perrine
arguing in this chapter
that good writers “snow,
don’t tell”?