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What is Satire?

What is Satire?. A literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule. Exaggeration. To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen. . Incongruity.

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What is Satire?

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  1. What is Satire? A literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule

  2. Exaggeration • To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen.

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

  4. Reversal • To present the opposite of the normal order (e.g., the order of events, hierarchical order).

  5. Parody • To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing.

  6. Irony • a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually stated.

  7. Paradox • a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth

  8. Antithesis • Opposition, contrast

  9. Colloquialism • A word or phrase appropriate to conversation and other informal situations • “He was well born, as the saying is, and that’s worth as much in a man as it is in a horse…” (Twain 95).

  10. Anticlimax • A noticeable or ludicrous descent from loft ideas or expressions to commonplace remarks • We were amused by the anticlimax of the company’s motto: “For god, for country, and for Acme Gasworks.”

  11. Evaluating Satire: It must contain • Humor: satire without humor is mere criticism • Attack: satire without attack is mere comedy • Suitability: satire of an undeserving object is mean or just plain dumb

  12. Evaluating Satire: It must contain • Clarity: satire that does not clearly present its argument is not effective • Efficacy: is it effective? Satire that does not change or unnerve an audience does not succeed as satire.

  13. Your Assignment • Find three examples of satire in print. Bring in the example and identify and explain which definition matches your examples. Each example must fit a different definition. You must discuss the evaluation techniques with each example. • MLA Format • Works Cited - You must include when and where the piece was published, etc. • DUE DATE: Thurs. 12/12/13

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