1. For The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Unit

2.  a literary technique used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness  often with the intent of correcting or changing the subject of the attack

3.  Juvenalian  Horatian

4.  After the Roman satirist Juvenal  Formal satire in which the speaker attacks vice and error with contempt and indignation  Juvenalian satire in its realism and its harshness is in strong contrast to Horatian satire.

5.  After the Roman satirist Horace  Satire in which the voice is indulgent, tolerant, amused, and witty.  The speaker holds up to gentle ridicule the absurdities and follies of human beings  Aims at producing in the reader not the anger of a Juvenal, but a wry smile.

6.  Hyperbole  Incongruity  Reversal  Parody  Sarcasm  Juxtaposition  Irony  Understatement  Double Entendre

7.  To over exaggerate the situation beyond its normal bounds, so it becomes ridiculous  Enlarge or increase size as well  Example: “I’m starving. I could eat a horse.”

8.  To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings.  Example: Princess Fiona uses ponytail to knock out Merry Men, pauses mid-flight to fix her hair.

9.  To present the opposite of the normal order  e.g. the order of events, hierarchical order  Example: Fiona saves Shrek (women are supposed to be damsels, not men)

10.  To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing.  Robin Williams doing impressions  Dressing up at President Bush and talking like him

11.  is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing  Example: “That’s cool.” (when you actually hate it)  Talking about how much you think a candidate is doing a good job in a mocking tone  Oscar Wilde wrote, “I am not young enough to know everything.”

12.  an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.  Example: Humanitarians— Brittney Spears and Mother Teresa

13.  the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning  the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.  Sideshow Bob, “I'm aware of the irony of appearing on TV in order to decry it."

14.  A play on words  a word or expression capable of two interpretations with one usually risqué  Iraqi Head Seeks Arms  Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told  Saying in response, “That’s what she said.” YOU MAY NOT USE DOUBLE ENTENDRE IN YOUR PROJECTS OR DURING CLASS! WE DISCUSS IT ONLY SO THAT YOU KNOW IT’S THERE!

15.  is used to make something appear smaller or less important than it really is. It can be used to entertain or to reduce the importance of the truth.  Example: “It’s just a flesh wound.” (Black Knight in Holy Grail when his arm has fallen off)