Sarcasm, Satire and Irony

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​Satire is a genre of writing in which vices, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be humorous, its greater purpose is often draw attention to and promote change in struggles in society.

Types of Satire

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On the following slides, you will define the listed type of satire on each slide.

You will need to define it and give and example of that kind of satire. Once you have defined all the types of satire, you will have multiple choice questions to practice identifying the type of satire from a picture, image, cartoon, or clip. ​

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Horatian Satire

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Juvenalian satire

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Sarcasm

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Parody

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Understatement

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Juxtaposition

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Bathos

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Situational Irony

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Dramatic irony

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Verbal irony

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Paradox

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Pun