1. Satire Terms

2. Satire
a literary technique used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness
often with the intent of correcting or changing the subject of the attack

3. Qualities of Satire Incongruity Reversal Parody Hyperbole
Juxtaposition
Irony
Understatement

4. Incongruity
To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings.
Example: Princess Fiona uses ponytail to knock out Merry Men, pauses mid-flight to fix her hair.

5. reversal To present the opposite of the normal order
e.g. the order of events, hierarchical order
Example: Fiona saves Shrek (women are supposed to be damsels, not men)

6. parody
To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing.
Robin Williams doing impressions

7. Hyperbole
To over exaggerate the situation beyond its normal bounds, so it becomes ridiculous
Enlarge or increase size as well
Example: “I’m starving. I could eat a horse.”

8. juxtaposition
an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.
Example: Humanitarians— Britney Spears and Mother Teresa

9. irony
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.

10. Understatement
is used to make something appear smaller or less important than it really is. It can be used to entertain or to reduce the importance of the truth.
Example: “It’s just a flesh wound.” (Black Knight in Holy Grail when his arm has fallen off)