The function of the story on “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl is to evoke emotion from to reader. Mary feels that her day is going to be blissful as always, but that changes when her husband says, “But I’ve that about it a good deal and I’ve decided the only thing to do is tell you right away I hope you won’t blame me too much”(154). This is an example of situational irony the response her husband gave was the opposite of what Mary expected and leads to suspense amongst the characters. In addition, Dahl reveals Mary’s character putting on an act when she calls the police station saying, “He’s lying on the floor and I think he’s dead”(157). This is an example of verbal irony because Mary already knows that her husband is dead due to her being the murder. This quote adds emotion to the story because the reader wants the police to know what she has done. After everything has blown over Mary has dinner made and offers it to the officers. While they begin eating one of the officers say, “ ‘Personally, I think it’s right here under the premises.’ ‘Probably right under our very own noses. What you think, Jack?’”(162). This is an example of dramatic irony because the reader knows the lamb used to kill her husband was in the dinner made for the officers, but they have no clue that the evidence is right under their noses. These quotes evoke suspenseful and thrilling emotions to the reader because it allows the reader to jump to conclusions knowing something may happen. Overall, Dahl allows the reader to have a sense of emotion from the story by using dramatic, verbal, and situational irony.