Satire Vocabulary

Front

When a character says one thing but means the opposite

Back

verbal irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

Opposite of what is expected

Back

Situational irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

Character believes one thing, audience knows the opposite

Back

Dramatic irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

Word or phrase with multiple meanings

Back

ambiguous

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Front

Two statements do not agree

Back

Contradiction

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Front

Delicate hints or clues in text

Back

Subtlety

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Imitation of a literary work to highlight flaws

Back

Parody

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

Opposite of normal order

Back

Reversal

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

Very different from the situation

Back

incongruity

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

Credibility of speaker/argument

Back

ethos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4