1. An Interesting Literary Genre
Satire
An Interesting Literary Genre

2. Irony: A mode of expression, through words (Verbal Irony) or events (Situational Irony) which conveys a reality different from (and usually opposite to) appearance or expectation.
Surprise produces comic effect
Needs a tip off to be effective satire
Style, tone, clear exaggeration, etc.
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3. The Tools of Satire Hyperbole Litotes
Deliberate exaggeration to achieve an effect; overstatement
“It was raining cats and dogs”
Litotes
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite
"Oh, you think you're so special because you get to play Picture Pages up there? Well, my five year old daughter could do that and let me tell you, she's not the brightest bulb in the tanning bed." (Allison Janney as Bren in Juno, 2007)
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4. The Tools of Satire Wit Sarcasm
Most commonly understood as clever expression, whether aggressive or harmless (w/o derogatory intent) that is directed toward someone or something in particular.
Sarcasm
Intentional derision, generally directed at another person and intended to hurt.
“Funny, you don’t look stupid.”
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5. The Tools of Satire Ridicule Parody
Words intended to belittle a person or idea and arouse contemptuous laughter. The goal is to condemn or criticize by making the thing, idea or person seem laughable.
Parody
The exploitation of the peculiarities of an author’s expression, style, voice, word choice etc.
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6. The Tools of Satire Invective
Speech or writing that abuses, denounces or attacks. It can be directd against a person, cause, idea, or system. It employs heavy use of negative emotive language.
“I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth.” (Swift, Gulliver’s Travels)
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7. The Tools of Satire Caricature
An exaggeration or other distortion of an individual’s prominent features or characteristics to the point of making the individual appear ridiculous.
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