
STUDY MATERIAL NOT GRADED: Understanding Satire and Irony
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English
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12th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is satire?
Back
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, and other devices in order to criticize or ridicule someone or something.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the definition of bathos?
Back
An abrupt turn from the serious and poetic to the regular and silly.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the difference between situational irony and dramatic irony?
Back
Situational irony occurs when there is a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens, while dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
True or False: Hyperbole and understatement are opposites.
Back
True.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a malapropism?
Back
A malapropism is the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are the main types of irony?
Back
The main types of irony are verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Can you give an example of situational irony?
Back
A fire station burns down.
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