irony (n.) the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
oxymoron (n.) a figure of speech in which contradictory terms are combined

Here's some easy-to-follow-steps to getting started:
1. Write four or five interesting adjectives.This is a challengin form, so do your best!
2. For each adjective choose a noun which you would NOT normally associate with it
3. Draft four ironic word pairings and use them in a rhyming poem of no less than two stanzas, four lines per stanza, and four words per line.
a.) If you are having a difficult time, please use this "Irony Maker" generator, as shown in class.
4. Carefully review your word combinations and try to tell a story or silly situation using the "oxymoronic" pharses.
5. Draft a single poem consisting of at least 2 stanzas (4 lines per stanza/4 words per line). Your final poems should be no less than three lines in length.
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