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Satire is a literary term used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack.

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SATIRE

Satire has a target, which may be a person or group of people, and idea or attitude, and institution or social practice. It is found in literature, plays, commentary, and media such as songs lyrics and TV. Often the target is examined by being held up for ridicule, typically in the hope of shaming it into change/reform.

SATIRE

Horatian – Light hearted and intended for fun. The subject of the satire is mildly made fun of and this form of satire tends to ask the audience to laugh at themselves.

Juvenalian – Bitter and angry, often attacking the subject of the satire. This form of satire is more judgmental, asking the audience to respond with anger to the events it portrays.

TYPES OF SATIRE

Irony – A mode of expression, through words (verbal irony) or events (situational irony) conveying a reality different from and usually opposite to appearance or expectation. **All satire is ironic, but not all irony is satire!!

Sarcasm – Generally is directed at someone and its intent is to hurt. Someone says something that is the opposite of what they really mean. Sometimes it seems like praise, but they are trying to make fun of the subject.

TECHNIQUES OF SATIRE

It is easy to confuse irony and coincidence.

Irony is not just good or bad luck.

IRONY

• Hyperbole (Exaggeration): Enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds, so that it becomes ridiculous and we can see its faults.

• Reversal: Present the opposite of what is normal. Flipping things on its head. (This is a very common technique.)

• Parody: Imitate the techniques/style of a person, place or thing, typically in a humorous way,

• Caricature: An exaggeration or other distortion of an individual’s prominent features to the point of making that individual look ridiculous.

TECHNIQUES OF SATIRE (CONT.)

Verbal irony is the use of words to convey something other

than, and especially the opposite of, the literal

meaning of the words. It wants to emphasize, exaggerate, or

make light or a circumstance or subject.

VERBAL IRONY

A man stares out a window looking at a miserably muddy,

rainy day and remarks, “Lovely day for a stroll."

This remark is ironic because it expresses the opposite of

the circumstances.

EXAMPLE OF VERBAL IRONY

Situational Irony occurs in literature and in drama

when people and events come together in improbable situations, creating a tension between expected

and real results.

SITUATIONAL IRONY

If the president of Microsoft, Bill Gates, were to win a contest and the

grand prize was a computer system, the irony would be situational because such a circumstance would appear ridiculous or "funny" for a number of reasons. Bill Gates doesn't need a computer, he runs the world's largest software company, and he's filthy rich. So, winning a computer seems silly and "ironic".

EXAMPLE OF SITUATIONAL IRONY

Dramatic Irony is employed to heighten the suspense in a given situation. In this form of irony, the audience knows something that the

characters do not.

DRAMATIC IRONY

Horror films often use this as the audience sees the murderer sneak up

to the protagonist, but the characters do not. A perfect

example is in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, when Romeo commits

suicide when he believes Juliet to be dead, but the audience knows

it’s a fake death.

EXAMPLE OF DRAMATIC IRONY

•From 1660-1780•The movement was shaped by the idea of rationalism (reliance on reason as the best guide for belief and action). The age encouraged intellectual freedom.•They popularized the idea of progress or change in society

THE AGE OF REASON AND SATIRE

•Maybe most renown moralist and best prose satirist during the Age of Reason was Jonathan Swift. His satirical writing style lent itself to bringing forth the evils of society and the individual. •Our main piece of literature for this unit is a satirical essay called “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift.

THE AGE OF REASON AND SATIRE

1.Why is this video funny?2.Who is it making fun of? Why?3.What is the overall message?4.What kind of social commentary

are they making? In other words, what are they trying to change in society?

THE NEW IHAND

1.Why is this video funny?2.Who is it making fun of? Why?3.What is the overall message?4.What kind of social commentary

are they making? In other words, what are they trying to change in society?

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