Satire
Forms of Satire Devices used to expose vice or folly; using such devices to expose or denounce; criticism, often using wit and humor to expose human folly.
Forms of Satire We have already studied: Exaggeration Reversal Incongruity Parody
Types of Satire Horatian: gentle, sympathetic form of satire with subject mildly made fun of. The audience is asked to laugh at themselves as much as the players.
Types of Satire Juvenalian: harsh and bitter satire that denounces human vice & error
Types of Satire Dead pan: intentional understatement
Types of Satire Caricature: exaggerated features
Types of Satire Caricature: exaggerated features
Types of Satire Caricature: exaggerated features
Types of Satire Caricature: exaggerated features
Types of Satire Burlesque: ridiculous exaggeration High: low ideas treated highly Low: high ideas treated lowly
Types of Satire Juxtaposition: placing things side by side for a comparison Example: MAC vs PC _tiQZwwA
Types of Satire Juxtaposition: a type of reversal in which two unlike things are placed next to each other in order to point out contrast Example: Beauty Queen in Roger & Me (Michael Moore confronts GM CEO Roger Smith about the harm he did to Flint, MI with massive downsizing)
Types of Satire Mock: to treat with ridicule and contempt Mockumentary: mocking through a documentary style
Types of Satire Deprecation: to belittle Self-deprecation: belittling the self
Types of Satire Dimunition: reducing the size of something in order to reduce its significance or to provide a better chance of observing its flaws. Example: Oompa Loompas in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory