Animal farm, part 8: satire and irony
assignment active
analyzing irony
none of the old dreams had been abandoned. the
republic of the animals which major had foretold, when
the green fields of england should be untrodden by
human feet, was still believed in. some day it was
coming: it might not be soon, it might not be with in the
lifetime of any animal now living, but still it was coming.
it might be that their lives were hard and that not all
of their hopes had been fulfilled; but they were conscious
that they were not as other animals. if they went hungry,
it was not from feeding tyrannical human beings; if they
worked hard, at least they worked for themselves. no
creature among them went upon two legs. no creature
called any other creature “master." all animals were
equal
-animal farm,
george orwell
which lines from the passage develop dramatic
irony? check all that apply.
"the green fields of england"
"it might be that their lives were hard."
"they were conscious that they were not as other
animals."
"if they worked hard, at least they worked for
themselves.
"all animals were equal."