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Satire Write this down: • A Dry, Boring Lecture Regarding an Introduction to the Definitions, Applications, and Vital Statistics Thereof Contained Within Multiple Literary Genres and Media Outlets, a Knowledge of Which Are Essential to the Successful post-secondary student in the Language arts Category of the Colorado Model Content Standards Curriculum. • Got it?

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Satire

Write this down: • A Dry, Boring Lecture Regarding an Introduction to

the Definitions, Applications, and Vital Statistics Thereof Contained Within Multiple Literary Genres and Media Outlets, a Knowledge of Which Are Essential to the Successful post-secondary student in the Language arts Category of the Colorado Model Content Standards Curriculum.

• Got it?

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SatireLaughter With Knives!

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Why are these funny?

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Satire!

Satire is…In satire, human or individual vices, follies, abuses or

shortcomings are held up to find fault with by means of ridicule, mockery, irony, or other methods, ideally with the intent to bring about improvement. Although satire is meant to be funny, the purpose of satire is not primarily humor in itself so much as an attack on something of which the author strongly disapproves, using the weapon of wit.

• Paraphrase please?

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Hmm… Is this the answer to number Two?

• Satire: Making fun of some aspect of culture, society, and/or human nature to hopefully improve it.

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Satire vs. Comedy

• How is satire special or somehow superior to plain ol’ comedy?– comedy evokes laughter mainly as an end in itself,

while satire derides– Really, satire uses laughter as a weapon, and

against an object that exists outside the work itself.

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There are two main types of satire:Formal (or Direct) Satire

the satiric persona - the speaker in the literary work - speaks out in the first personThis "I" may address the reader or a character within the work itself.

Indirect Satirecast in some other literary form than that of direct address to

the reader. Often a fictional narrative, in which the objects of the satire are

characters who make themselves and their opinions ridiculous or obnoxious by what they think, say, and do, and are sometimes made even more ridiculous by the author's comments and narrative style.

Which type is Huck Finn?

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What methods are used to convey satire? • Watch this clip (which is an example of satire) and

try to figure out why it is funny.

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Parody

What is parody? • A parody is a work created to mock, comment on,

or poke fun at an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation.

• Can you think of some other examples of parody?

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Caricature• A caricature is an extreme

exaggeration of a character, either through literature or through drawing.

• Mark Twain uses caricature all the time– can you think of some of the characters in Huck Finn who are caricatures?

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In the beginning of the novel, Jim is a caricature.

• Huck makes the audience picture Jim as a stupid black man, which was stereotypical for that period of time.

• It is a form of caricature because it greatly exaggerates Jim.

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Juxtaposition

• Another satirical device Twain is famous for is juxtaposition.

• JUXTAPOSITION: The arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases, or words side-by-side or in similar narrative moments for the purpose of comparison, contrast, rhetorical effect, suspense, or character development.

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How does Twain use juxtaposition in Huck Finn? Pap’s “govment” speech.• "Oh, yes, this is a wonderful govment, wonderful. Why, looky here.

There was a free nigger there from Ohio--a mulatter, most as white as a white man. He had the whitest shirt on you ever see, too, and the shiniest hat; and there ain't a man in that town that's got as fine clothes as what he had; and he had a gold watch and chain, and a silver-headed cane--the awfulest old gray-headed nabob in the State. And what do you think? They said he was a p'fessor in a college, and could talk all kinds of languages, and knowed everything. And that ain't the wust. They said he could VOTE when he was at home. Well, that let me out. Thinks I, what is the country a-coming to? It was 'lection day, and I was just about to go and vote myself if I warn't too drunk to get there; but when they told me there was a State in this country where they'd let that nigger vote, I drawed out. I says I'll never vote agin.

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Why is this funny?

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Who can explain irony?

(it’s hard to explain well)

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Irony• Irony: incongruity between what actually happens

and what might be expected to happen, especially when this disparity seems absurd or laughable

Dramatic IronyWhen the audience knows more than a character

Situational IronyWhen what happens is different from the audience’s

expectationsVerbal Irony

When a character or writer says something different than when he or she truly means

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Can you think of an example of irony in

Huck Finn?

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Analyzing Satire in 5 easy Steps!1. What's the tone of the satire?

(grim, cheerful, sardonic, mock serious, optimistic, etc.)

2. What type of satire is this? (direct vs. indirect) 3. What is the writer satirizing? (what aspect of

society are they trying to criticize?) 4. What is the writer's purpose in satirizing this

subject? (what do they want to change?) 5. What literary techniques does the writer use in

this satire?(hyperbole, understatement, irony, humor, etc.)

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Literary Techniques

• Hyperbole: an obvious and intentional exaggeration.

• Understatement: A figure of speech in which a writer or speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is.

• This could also be caricature, juxtaposition, and irony.

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Let’s Try It!

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Here’s What I Thought…

•It is indirect, because it is a fictional piece.

1. What type of satire is this?

•It is lighthearted, goofy. The writers clearly didn’t intend to veil their criticism of Apple and Steve Jobs.

2. What is the tone of the satire?

•They’re satirizing many people’s cult-like worship of Apple products

3. What is the writer satirizing?

•Perhaps to remind the viewers not to be so materialistic or not to take the Apple ads too seriously.

4. What is the writer’s purpose in satirizing the

subject?

•Hyperbole, parody

5. What literary techniques does the writer use?

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Now You Try It…

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Can You Analyze Satire in Huck Finn?

1. With a partner, look through Huck Finn and find a passage that you think is satirical.

2. Create a poster explaining your analysis of the satire. On the poster, you should have: • Steps 1-5 • At least two interesting graphics that relate to your

content. • You will present your poster to the class so make it

pretty!

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Another Example…