His Master’s Voice

1. His Master’s Voice

2. The previous slide shows a painting called “His Master’s Voice.” The little dog would come running in to listen to his owner’s voice when it was played on the gramophone. The Gramophone Company bought the rights to the painting in the 1800’s to use for their advertising campaign. They stated that their gramophones had such good sound that it could fool this little dog to think that his master was inside the gramophone! You’ll see why this is important as you watch this power point.

3. What is satire? • Mocking a person or institution to bring about change.

4. What literary elements create satire? • Hyperbole: To over exaggerate something so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen. • Parody: To imitate the technique of some person, place, or thing.

5. Irony • Verbal Irony • Situational Irony • Dramatic Irony

7. Study the previous slide. What is the cartoonist mocking? What does he say the little dog’s master is now? (Look at the CD covers on the ground). How has the cartoonist used hyperbole to create the satire? Explain how parody has been used to create the satire. Do you agree or disagree with this cartoonist? Why?

8. What is being satirized here? • Name three techniques that create the satire here. • Do you agree or disagree with the cartoonist’s opinion?

10. What is Shel Silverstein criticizing in his poem? • What techniques does he use to create the satire?