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By Mrs. Sheble and Mrs. Davis
Satire By Mrs. Sheble and Mrs. Davis
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Warm-up What is your favorite satirical movie/ television show/ skit/ song? (Hint: a satire ridicules or criticizes humanity or society) What aspects does this satire seem to target?
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Satire A literary work that ridicules humanity through humor and other techniques to criticize/comment on some aspect of society
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Exaggeration To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen Example: Scary Movie exaggerates techniques used in horror films to scare audiences.
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Incongruity To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings. Example: A toaster as a time machine in parody of Simpson’s “Sound of Thunder”; Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy OR
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Reversal/Irony To present the opposite of the normal order (can be situational or verbal irony) sarcasm Example: On Family Guy, Stewie acts like an adult.
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Parody To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing Example: Weird Al Yankovic songs, Epic Movie, Scary Movie, Date Movie, The Simpsons
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Other devices found in satire
Irony (verbal, situational, dramatic) Hyperbole Stock characters/ Archetypal Humor Sarcasm
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Origins of Satire Juvenalian - Taking its name from the writer Juvenal, Juvenalian satire typically is a harsh attack on its target. Horatian - Taking its name from the Roman writer Horace, Horatian satire is identified by its tendency to make the observer or reader laugh. It is marked with wit and is not always a direct attack on its target
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