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Elements of Satire “Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own.”Jonathan Swift.

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1 Elements of Satire “Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own.”Jonathan Swift

2 A literary genre that uses different devices to expose humanity’s vices and foibles, giving momentum to change or reform through ridicule. It is a manner of writing that mixes a critical attitude with wit and humor in an effort to improve mankind and human institutions. Satire Defined

3 Horatian: a type of direct satire which pokes fun at human foibles with a witty, playful, even indulgent tone Juvenalian: a type of direct satire which denounces a human or societal vice/error with a highly critical and abrasive tone. Much less humorous. Types of Satire

4 Write down the definitions and explain why each image exemplifies that particular device
Elements of Satire

5 Irony Irony is a mode of expression, through words (verbal irony) or events (irony of situation), conveying a reality different from and usually opposite to appearance or expectation. The surprise recognition by the audience often produces a comic effect, making irony often funny.

6 Sarcasm A harsh, personally directed comment
to use praise to mock someone

7 To say more than you mean to say; to exaggerate
Hyperbole

8 Parody Mockery of a specific known person, literary work, movie, or event

9 Sardonicism (Sardonic comment)
Characterized by bitter or scornful derision; especially mocking, sneering or cynical * *Difference between sardonic and sarcastic: sarcasm seeks to mock or hurt a specific individual, whereas sardonic may not have a specific target Sardonicism (Sardonic comment)

10 Belittling, mocking, or undervaluing oneself
Self-Deprecation

11 Tongue-in-cheek intended to be understood as a joke, although often seeming serious; a type of humor in which the speaker feigns seriousness

12 Farce A comedic work using buffoonery and horseplay, typically including crude characterizations and ludicrously improbable situations

13 As you watch the following...
Answer the following questions: What type of satire is this (Horatian or Juvenalian)? What is its purpose? What flaw/issue of society is this satire pointing out? What elements of satire do you see?


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