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Irony
Definition of Logos
Logos, along with ethos and pathos, is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective speaking or writing). Logos is an argument that appeals to... read full definition
Logos, along with ethos and pathos, is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective speaking or writing). Logos is... read full definition
Logos, along with ethos and pathos, is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective... read full definition
Scene 6
Explanation and Analysis—Chaplain's War Forecast:
An instance of verbal irony occurs in Scene 6 when Mother Courage—trying to decide whether she should restock her supplies—asks the Chaplain whether he thinks the war will continue. The Chaplain makes a somewhat sarcastic argument for why war will continue indefinitely:
Well, I’d say there’s peace even in war, war has its islands of peace. For war satisfies all needs, even those of peace, [...] they’re provided for, or the war couldn’t keep going. In war—as in the very thick of peace—you can take a crap, and between one battle and the next there’s always a beer, and even on the march you can snatch a nap [...]. You have your leg shot off, and at first you raise quite an outcry as if it was something but soon you calm down or take a swig of brandy, and you end up hopping about, and the war is none the worse for your little misadventure. And can’t you be fruitful and multiply in the thick of slaughter—behind a barn or somewhere? Nothing can keep you from it very long in any event. [...]
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