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1 WHAT IS SATIRE? WHERE CAN SATIRE BE SEEN? Satire

2 What is Satire? 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 period to The Enlightenment? 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 Handout!

3 Pop Culture and Satire ABC News Report: SNL impact on pres. debates Tina Fey as Sarah Palin SNL Palin/Clinton Colbert and Hilary Clinton’s Age  Fox News Anchor’s Response Fox News Anchor’s Response SNL and Black Friday SNL-Totino’s Super Bowl Commercial SNL and The Skyscraper of Satire Article SNL and The Skyscraper of Satire Article

4 Satire in Literature The Onion: “Books Don’t Take You Anywhere” Onion as a Real Source?  The Onion news story on drones The Onion news story on drones Dr. Seuss’ The Butter Battle Book

5 Identify the type of satire used here

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