1. Satire(d) of boring writing?
An Introduction to Satire

2. Satire
Literary technique in which behaviors or institutions are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society.
Work or manner that blends a censorious attitude with humor and wit for improving human institutions or humanity.
What sets satire apart from other forms of social and political protest is HUMOR.
Satirists use irony and exaggeration to poke fun at human faults and foolishness in order to correct human behavior

3. Or as one wise professor once told me…
You laugh to keep from crying

4. Common Satirical Targets
Wealth
Politics
Writers
Hypocrisy
Corruption
Urban Congestion
Arrogance
Greed
Vanity
Stupidity

5. Irony
Verbal and situational irony are often used for emphasis in the assertion of a truth.
Situational - character/reader expects one thing, but something else happens
Verbal - when a writer/character expects one thing, but means another
TECHNIQUES: hyperbole, understatement, sarcasm

6. Consider this…
What are examples of satire that you know in your life today?
What is the purpose of satire?
Is is effective?
Why do authors use it?
How is it better than just stating what is wrong with society?

7. Write Your Own MP