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A humorous imitation of serious works.
A literary genre in which behaviors or institutions are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society. What sets satire apart from other forms of social and political protest is humor.
Greed
Envy
Gluttony
Lust
Pride/ Arrogance/ Hubris
Sloth
Wrath
Although satire is usually meant to be humorous, it’s greater purpose is to expose humanity’s vices and foibles, using wit as a weapon and a tool as a means of inspiring societal change or reform.
A construction capable of conveying a double meaning in a single word item, which is likely to be employed in satire, since multiple meanings form the basis of much of satire.
Any construction capable of conveying a double meaning is likely to be employed in satire, since multiple meanings form the basis of much of satire.
Hyperbole is simply an exaggeration of any given topic. Making a small blemish bigger or a hidden vice or folly larger in order to make it visible is one of the best ways to point out its existence to the audience or to the target itself.
A picture or description that ludicrously exaggerates the peculiarities or defects of persons or things.
An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.
Innuendos are a valuable tool for the satirist because it allows him to implicate a target by a completely indirect attack. This is especially useful when the target is dangerous, for it is often possible to deny the insinuation.
Playfully criticizes some social vice through gentle, mild, and light-hearted humor. It directs wit, exaggeration, and self-deprecating humor toward what it identifies as folly, rather than evil.
Resembles Juvenal's ideas on satire; however, it lacks the focus of a primary target. Rather than a single target, it takes a scattergun approach, combining many different targets of ridicule into a fragmented satiric narrative.
Often employing the use of hyperbole to emphasize the point the author is trying to make.
Expressing an idea with less emphasis or in a lesser degree than is the actual case. The opposite of hyperbole. Understatement is employed for ironic emphasis.
Irony is contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality.—between what is said and what is really meant, between what is expected and what really happens, or between what appears to be true and what really is true.
1694-1778
1. Verbal
2. Situational
3. Dramatic
What happens to a young man who is raised with royalty and mentored by a "philosophical genius" when he finds him forced into a military.?
1667-1745
Swift wielded his pen like a rapier, using it to slash away at injustice.
When a writer or speaker says one thing but really means something quite different—often the opposite of what is said.
When what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate.
When the audience knows something that a character in the play or story does not.
Soliloquies often provide dramatic irony because the other characters are not aware of that character is saying to the audience.
A sharply mocking or contemptuous remark.
Verbal Irony + Mocking/Mean Attitude = Sarcasm