What is the major irony in the poem “ballad of birmingham” by dudley randall? the mother is afraid her daughter will get hurt marching in a protest, but her daughter gets hurt going to church instead. the mother realizes that going to church may be as dangerous as going to a protest, so she doesn’t let her daughter leave. the mother is upset that her daughter deliberately defies her wishes to participate in the freedom march. the daughter could have missed church because the alarm clock wasn’t working that morning.

you can infer that to folke dude was spying for allied nations

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.