A strategy of writing where the author tries to bring awareness to an issue by poking fun at it or making it look ridiculous. Satire is all around us, and it pops up in many forms of media. Targets of satire Government Corporations Entertainment figures Society in general

The Golf Links by Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn The golf links lie so near the mill That almost every day The laboring children can look out And see the men at play. What is being satirized in this poem?

Elegy in a Country Churchyard by G. K. Chesterton The men that worked for England They have their graves at home: And birds and bees of England About the cross can roam. But they that fought for England, Following a falling star, Alas, alas for England They have their graves afar. And they that rule in England, In stately conclave met, Alas, alas for England They have no graves as yet. Who is the target of this poem’s satire?

a story that can be read on multiple levels. Often, characters in the story will symbolically represent real people or ideas.

Ring around the rosy A pocketful of posies "Ashes, Ashes" We all fall down! -- Black Plague in red rings on skin -- carried flowers in pockets -- cremation of bodies

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses, And all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty together again! -- Actually a cannon -- Sat on top of a wall guarding a city. -- English Civil War, Cannonball knocked the wall down

Three blind mice, three blind mice, See how they run, see how they run, They all ran after the farmer's wife, Who cut off their tails with a carving knife, Did you ever see such a thing in your life, As three blind mice? -- Farmer’s wife is Queen Mary -- Catholic/Protestant conflict -- 3 opposition protestants burned at the stake

Mary, Mary quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells And pretty maids all in a row. -- Same Queen Mary, nicknamed “Bloody Mary” -- garden is a graveyard -- “silver bells”, “cockle shells” nicknames for torture devices -- “maid”, nickname for a guillotine

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Why is this passage considered an allegory? What does the lavender plant most likely represent in the story? A.The main conflict between the characters takes place before the story begins B.The weed growing in the garden represents a larger conflict in the story. C.The story takes place in a small garden, and the main character loves plants. D.The story contains the main character’s thoughts but contains no dialogue. A.Jen’s plan to help the planet B.Jen’s desire to succeed in life C.Jen’s anger toward her father D.Jen’s friendship with Allegra