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《English Writing》教案（首页）适用班级：英语专业学生 课时90分钟课题Chapter TwoDiction（5）编号7教学目的要求： Detail information about specificity and imagery.重点·难点：K.P.: specificity and imageryD.P.:. imagery实施步骤方法教 学 内 容 提 要时间Step One:Warming-up:Step Two: DiscussionStep Three:PresentationStep Four:Question AnsweringExplanationStep Five:ConclusionRevisionSome problems in the homework.1）Irony2）Overstatement and understatement3）Transferred Epithet ExercisesMake sentences Conclude what we have learned today.20’15’20’25’10’IronyIrony is a figure of speech that achieves emphasis by saying the opposite of what is meant, the intended meaning of the words being the opposite of their usual sense. This form of irony is called verbal irony, and differs from the stylistic device of dramatic irony. (See Note.)In everyday life we often hear people using irony in their speech, though they may not be conscious of it. For instance, they may call a very thin boy Fatty, or a very fat one Skinny. Similarly we may hear people saying, Oh, how I love queuing up what in fact they hate it.However, not all verbal irony is of this light and humorous type. More often it is used to veil feelings in a subtle way, using words of praise where condemnation is meant, and vice versa; such irony can be light or heavy, depending on the circumstances.Below are some examples of light irony:(1) Generally speaking, said Miss Murdstone, I dont like boys. How dye do, boy?Under these encouraging circumstances, I replied that I was very well, and that I hoped she was the same, with such indifferent grace that Miss Murdstone disposed of me in two words, ---Wants manner! (C.Dickens: David Copperfield)(Here the word encouraging is used ironically, for the circumstances were not encouraging at all ---they were, in fact, discouraging, for Miss Murdstone had said she didnt like boys.)(2) Like all the other officers at Group Headquarters except Major Danby, Colonel Cathcart was infused with the democratic sp