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Satire

Journal: What is being satirized and what are your feelings on it? Then write something the dad might be saying . Satire. A lesson in ridicule and mockery. What is Satire? .

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Satire

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  1. Journal: What is being satirized and what are your feelings on it? Then write something the dad might be saying.

  2. Satire A lesson in ridicule and mockery.

  3. What is Satire? A literary work or anything that ridicules its subject through the use of techniques such as exaggeration, reversal, incongruity, and/or parody in order to make a comment or criticism about it • Satire draws attention to problems within our society and can inspire social reform

  4. The Satirical Equation • humor + criticism = inspired reform

  5. Techniques • Exaggeration(Hyperbole)-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. • Reversal - To present the opposite of the normal order (e.g., the order of events, hierarchical order). • Parody- To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing.

  6. Exaggeration • Examples

  7. Incongruity • Examples

  8. Reversal • Examples

  9. Parody • Examples

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