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1 Satire 1 WHAT IS SATIRE? WHERE IS SATIRE EVIDENT?
LET’S START WITH A PORTRAYAL OF THE CLASSROOM 1

2 What is Satire? Handout! Satire: A literary work that ridicules its subject through the use of various techniques Uses humor to expose and ridicule human vice and folly Satire is meant to inspire reform or change one’s opinion about a subject/topic Who is the best satirist from The Enlightenment? Before watching this clip, consider: How is it ridiculing human vice? How is it changing the audience’s opinion on the subject? 2

3 What is Satire? Satirical Techniques:
Handout! Satirical Techniques: Exaggeration: To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen Incongruity: To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings Irony: Contrast between reality and appearance. The outcome is the opposite of what is expected to happen Saying one thing, but the meaning is the opposite (i.e. sarcasm) Parody-To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place or thing 3

4 Satirical Techniques-Exaggeration
Exaggeration: To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen Black Friday! Example: Caricature-the exaggeration of a physical feature or trait (often seen in political cartoons) Beyonce and Jay-Z w/Blue Ivy Jimmy Fallon and Mick Jagger “Mirror” Solange and Jay-Z Elevator Incident (begin at 1:30) Mom Translator

5 Satirical Techniques-Incongruity
Incongruity : To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings Examples: Oxymoron, metaphor, and irony are used a lot here It’s so Easy a Caveman Could do It-Geico Ad Dissing your Dog Shrek and Lord Farquaad

6 Satirical Techniques-Reversal
Reversal: to present the opposite of the normal order (the order of events, hierarchical order, gender roles); to present the opposite of what the author actually wants to happen in order to make a point Example: Having a young child make decisions for a family; delivery boy makes decisions for the company president Shrek 3-Princesses Save Themselves Colbert and Hilary Clinton’s Age Fox News Anchor’s Response

7 Satirical Techniques-Parody
Parody: To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place or thing Mom Jeans Al Gore, George W. Bush (start at 2 minutes) Andy Samberg as Nicolas Cage html (Andy Samberg, Nicolas Cage) Luther, the Anger Translator

8 Think About Social Change
Democratic Debate How is SNL commenting on society? Other Ideas?

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