Read the excerpt then In at least 150 words, explain how Orwell uses irony in this excerpt. Animal Farm
About this time there occurred a strange incident which hardly anyone was able to understand. One night at
about twelve o'clock there was a loud crash in the yard, and the animals rushed out of their stalls. It was a
moonlit night. At the foot of the end wall of the big barn, where the Seven Commandments were written,
there lay a ladder broken in two pieces. Squealer, temporarily stunned, was sprawling beside it, and near at
hand there lay a lantern, a paint-brush, and an overturned pot of white paint. The dogs immediately made a
ring round Squeale, and escorted him brck to the farmhouse as soon as he was able to walk. None of the
animals could form any idea as to what this meant, except old Benjamin, who nodded his muzzle witha
knowing air, and seemed to understand, but would say nothing.

Answer and Explanation:

The type of irony we find in this particular excerpt of "Animal Farm" is called dramatic irony. Dramatic irony concerns a situation in which readers know and understand something that the characters themselves don't. To readers, it is clear that Squealer had climbed the ladder and was painting a new alteration to one of the commandments on the barn wall. That had been done before but, since the animals' intelligence is limited, they always assumed they just remembered the commandments wrong. Now, however, even though the evidence is right before their eyes, they still cannot see and grasp its meaning. Squealer is sprawling on the floor with paint and a broken ladder right next to him in the middle of the night. But the animals have been deceived by false propaganda and confusing orders ever since Napoleon took power. That, along with their little ability for reasoning, prevents them from understanding the truth. Benjamin is the exception, but he chooses not to say a word.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

7

explanation:

it depends on what grade.

kindergarten to senior year in high school will go for about 7 hours. pre-k will go for bout 4-5 hours. college, it depends on your classes.