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Key Terms. Famous Satirists. “A Modest Proposal”. Political Cartoons. Talking Pictures. Potpourri. “A Modest Proposal”. Political Cartoons. Key Terms. Famous Satirists. Potpourri. Talking Pictures. $100. $100. $100. $100. $100. $100. $200. $200. $200. $200. $200. $200. $300.

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  1. Key Terms

  2. Famous Satirists

  3. “A Modest Proposal”

  4. Political Cartoons

  5. Talking Pictures

  6. Potpourri

  7. “A Modest Proposal” Political Cartoons Key Terms Famous Satirists Potpourri Talking Pictures $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

  8. 1 - 100 The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices.

  9. 1 - 100 What is satire? $100

  10. 1 - 100 To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen.

  11. 1 - 100 What is exaggeration? $200

  12. To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing.

  13. 1 - 100 What is parody? $300

  14. 1 - 100 To present the opposite of the normal order (e.g., the order of events, hierarchical order).

  15. What is reversal? $400

  16. To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings.

  17. What is incongruity? $500

  18. 1 - 100 This 18th century satirists was exiled to Ireland after causing too much trouble in his native England.

  19. 1 - 100 Who was Jonathan Swift? $100

  20. This modern satirist is known for his parody I Am America and So Can You.

  21. 1 - 100 Who is Stephen Colbert? $200

  22. This pioneer of musical satire has covered everyone from Michael Jackson to Chamillionaire.

  23. 1 - 100 Who is Weird Al Yankovich? $300

  24. This satirical newspaper has been making headlines since 1988.

  25. 1 - 100 What is The Onion? $400

  26. This Roman satirist basically started the genre of satire, even before the time of Jesus Christ.

  27. 1 - 100 Who is Horace? $500

  28. 1 - 100 According to the narrator of “A Modest Proposal,” at what age is a child best suited to serve as the solution to the problem he identifies?

  29. 1 - 100 What is one year? $100

  30. Following a lengthy "digression" (involving testimony from an "American acquaintance"), the narrator enumerates several more advantages to his proposal. Which one of the following is not one of the advantages that he describes?

  31. (A) increasing the care and tenderness of mothers toward their children(B) bringing “great custom” to taverns(C) serving as a great inducement to marriage(D) relieving “constant breeders” of the expense of raising their children beyond a certain age(E) encouraging young children to mind their manners and obey their parents 1 - 100 $200

  32. What is the one objection that the narrator thinks might "possibly be raised against this proposal"?

  33. 1 - 100 It will reduce the number of people in the kingdom. $300

  34. In the final sentence of the essay, Swift attempts to demonstrate his sincerity and lack of self-interest by revealing what information?

  35. 1 - 100 He will gain nothing by having no children to sell. $400

  36. This is the indelible image with which Swift begins his essay.

  37. 1 - 100 What is a woman with six children begging in the streets? $500

  38. 1 - 100 Identify the criticism and literary technique.

  39. 1 - 100 • The oppressive nature of student loans • Exaggeration $100

  40. Identify the criticism and literary technique.

  41. 1 - 100 • Guns take the lives of children • Exaggeration, incongruity $200

  42. Identify the criticism and literary technique.

  43. 1 - 100 • Politicians are “pigs” fighting over scraps of “food” from the American people. • Exaggeration $300

  44. Identify the criticism and literary technique.

  45. 1 - 100 • American justice has suffered with the events surrounding the death of Trayvon Martin. • Incongruity, parody $400

  46. Identify the criticism and literary technique.

  47. While movies are making millions of dollars, people around the world are starving. • Exaggeration, Incongruity 1 - 100 $500

  48. 1 - 100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iYBmAVuBns Identify the criticism and literary technique.

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