English III May 14, 2013 Ms. Roule
Bellringer Write a sentence correctly using the word encumbrance.
Agenda Bellringer Notes– Satire and Jonathan Swift “A Modest Proposal” – listen and respond
Satire The use of sarcasm, irony, exaggeration or the like in exposing, denouncing or ridiculing vice, folly, etc. A literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly or vice are held up to scorn, ridicule or derision
Types of Satire: Horatian Named for the Roman satirist Horace (65–8 BCE) Playfully criticizes some social vice through gentle, mild, and light-hearted humour. It directs wit, exaggeration, and self-deprecating humour toward what it identifies as folly, rather than evil. Horatian satire's sympathetic tone is common in modern society.
Types of Satire: Juvenalian Named after the Roman satirist Juvenal (late 1st century – early 2nd century CE), is more contemptuous and abrasive than the Horatian. Addresses social evil through scorn, outrage, and savage ridicule. This form is often pessimistic, characterized by irony, sarcasm, moral indignation and personal invective, with less emphasis on humor.
A Modest Proposal Juvenalian satire – not so much about humor as it is about criticizing society through sarcasm and exaggeration Guided Reading Questions – Classroom set of questions, please don’t take with you! Due Wednesday! Links to text posted online Questions also posted online