Satire—The most important thing you will EVER learn.

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Satire—The most important thing you will EVER learn.

Definition ~noun the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.

How do we express such ideas? Through the use of: Exaggeration Incongruity Reversal Parody

Exaggeration: to enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous (sort of like hyperbole) If you don’t stop whispering, my ears are going to explode!!!!!!

Incongruity to present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to surroundings After donating 11 boxes of Thin Mints to the nursing home, Girl Scout troop #37 robbed the local bank, hijacked a plane, and escaped to Mexico.

Reversal to present in the opposite of normal order Stewie from Family Guy is often a diabolical superior to his family. He is the youngest, but the most intelligent and evil.

Parody to imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing

Parody continued

What is the purpose of satire?

How do the following examples use satire? Are they successful? Humane Society commerical: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1Xh-tZrzwk HSUS commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTrhQd9GHlE FWP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN2WzQzxuoA Apple introduces The Wheel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BnLbv6QYcA&feature=relmfu Multiple Stab Wounds May Be Harmful to Monkeys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ7J7UjsRqg&feature=relmfu Web Crash of 2007: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvpuT3aoypE

Homework: As you read and annotate Mark Twain’s essay “On the Damned Human Race” consider how he uses satire. Who is he ridiculing? Is the essay effective?