Irony

Irony

Situational

Irony

Dramatic

Verbal

Cathedral

Irony in Literature

Why is the narrator apprehensive about Robert's visit?

"Richard Cory"

"Cathedral"

Why was the experience of having Robert touch her face significant to the narrator's wife?

Which type of irony is illustrated?

Why is the narrator unable to describe the cathedral? What does his inability to do so reveal about his character?

What is ironic about the situation?

The cathedral is the central symbol in the story. What does the cathedral symbolize to Robert? What does it symbolize to the narrator?

What theme(s) is/are communicated through the irony?