Golly, How Truth Will Out Flashcards
Give an example of style:
Chinchilla clad whopper-made up words
Written by
Ogden Nash
How does this poem contain juxtaposition?
The light hearted tone combines with a serious message about lying
How is satire used in this poem?
Nash pokes fun at our society and how it promotes the truth even when we don’t want to hear it
Is Nash trustworthy?
No:
- “please believe me”=doubt
- tickles vs. prickles- how would he know?
- it WAS me=he said he was the liar boy
Significance: “And a naked thought is ineffectual as well as improper”
Irony: the naked thought is truth; and it gives off a bad connotation BUT lying is supposed to be a good thing
Significance: “Some wise man said that words were given to us to conceal our thoughts.”
Ironic: words are given to us in order that we CAN express ourselves
Who is alluded to in this poem?
Niccolo Machiavelli: he was deceitful and sneaky just like lies can be
Significance: “Because I don’t believe a person will ever set the world on fire unless they are a capable lire.”
Theme: Sometimes lying is required to make it in the world we have created today.
What is a theme of this poem?
Society promotes liars so that people get along.
Sometimes the truth is hidden.
Lying is a necessary part of life to make people happy.
