Satire and Irony

What is satire?

What is satire?

• humor that uses irony, exaggeration, and/or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices

• particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues

• the aim is not just to amuse, but to affect the person or thing that they dislike; to hurt them, ruin them, or prove a point about them

Methods

• Exaggeration: to enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen

• Incongruity: to present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings

• Reversal: to present the opposite of the normal order (e.g., the order of events, hierarchical order)

• Parody: to imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing

• Irony: expressing one thing, but meaning another

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd7FixvoKBw&ab_channel=ComedyCentral

Open Ended

What is the topic being satirized in this sketch?

Multiple Select

What method did the writers use to convey their satire?

• Exaggeration

• Reversal

• Incongruity

• Parody

• Irony

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyHXzYTuLi4&ab_channel=IFC

Open Ended

What is the topic being satirized in this sketch?

Multiple Select

What method did the writers use to convey their satire?

• Exaggeration

• Reversal

• Incongruity

• Parody

• Irony