a. Type of Irony:             b. Explain your choice:

a. Type of Irony: Verbal Irony          b. Explain your choice: The speaker’s exaggerated praise contrasts with the ridiculous simplicity of the actual invention.

a. Type of Irony: Situational Irony           b. Explain your choice: The irony comes from the fact that a person's motivation to walk faster comes purely from hunger, not from any revolutionary breakthrough.

a. Type of Irony: Situational Irony         b. Explain your choice: instead of some high-tech solution to reduce walking time, the invention simply dangles food in front of the user to trick them into walking faster, driven by hunger.

a. Type of Irony:  Dramatic Irony         b. Explain your choice: The "learned men" prophesy greatness, but the reality of the invention does not live up to their high hopes.

a. Type of Irony: Verbal Irony         b. Explain your choice: The phrase "hail the man of vision" is sarcastic, as the invention is anything but visionary. The audience understands that the invention is far from revolutionary, yet the exaggerated praise continues.

a. Type of Irony: Situational Irony       b. Explain your choice: The irony lies in the contrast between the expectation (a revolutionary invention) and the reality (a food-motivated walking device).

a. Type of Irony:     Verbal Irony        b. Explain your choice: The "grand machine" is praised highly this exaggerated praise sets up a contrast with the ridiculous nature of the invention.

The Inventor ‘Irony is a Tool of Insight’ Task Directions: Your task is to examine and evaluate the role of irony in the read poem ‘The Inventor’. Action Steps: Find the types of irony in the poem ‘The Inventor’. Remember – the irony can lie in the title, the setting, the author, or any other detail included. Leave no stone unturned in your search for irony! Analyze Author’s