Irony In Dudley Randall's The Ballad Of Birmingham
Throughout the poem poet Dudley Randall uses stationary irony to show how even the Black Church can turn into a war zone. Initially written in response to the 1963 Alabama church bombing, the poet tells a story about a mother and her young daughter having a dispute about whether a freedom march is a place for a child. In the short poem “The Ballad of Birmingham” author Dudley Randall incorporates poetic devices such as Irony to describe the unexpected church bombing that took place in Birmingham, Alabama.
On September 15th during a morning service at 16th street Baptist, the lives of four little girls were tragically taken. The church served as a symbol to the black community, and was often used as a place that Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. held
On September 15th during a morning service at 16th street Baptist, the lives of four little girls were tragically taken. The church served as a symbol to the black community, and was often used as a place that Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. held