Question

What is the major irony in the poem “Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randall?

Answer 1

Definitely, situational irony is the major irony in the poem “Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randall. In this story author chose nice type of irony that is actually means that all the expectations of character crushes into small pieces and thing are going in another way. In other words you can see the problem like ‘’expectation vs reality’’. The story ironically shows that even in the safest places something fatal can occur while you do not expect it at all.

Answer 2

The major irony in the poem "Ballad of Birmingham" by Dudley Randall is that the daughter asked her mother if she could go and participate in The Freedom March. However, her mother tells her it's better to go to church and pray. In the end, the church is bombed, and the daughter dies, which is quite ironic and tragic. The moral of the story is that no place is safe when the minds of people are corrupt.