Satire Notes

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of satire?

• To promote specific political agendas without critique.
• The purpose of satire is to criticize and provoke thought about societal issues.
• To provide a platform for personal opinions only.
• To entertain without any deeper meaning.

Match

Match the satirical technique to its definition.

• Imitation/Mockery

• Exaggeration

• Incongruity

• Reversal

• Reduction

Copying someone’s style to ridicule them.

making an issue bigger deal than it is

Presenting things that are out of place or absurd.

presenting an opposite than normal order

minimizing a serious issue

• Copying someone’s style to ridicule them.

• making an issue bigger deal than it is

• Presenting things that are out of place or absurd.

• presenting an opposite than normal order

• minimizing a serious issue

Multiple Choice

Which satirical tools is a play on words?

• Pun
• Verbal Irony

• Parody

• Hyperbole

Match

Match the term to its defintion.

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

When a speaker says one thing but means another.

When the audience knows something that the characters do not.

When the outcome is contrary to what was expected.

• When a speaker says one thing but means another.

• When the audience knows something that the characters do not.

• When the outcome is contrary to what was expected.

Match

Match the irony to its example.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

A fire station burns down.

He said, 'Oh, great!' when he spilled his coffee.

The audience knows the character is in danger, but the character does not.

• A fire station burns down.

• He said, 'Oh, great!' when he spilled his coffee.

• The audience knows the character is in danger, but the character does not.

Multiple Choice

How can readers detect verbal irony in literature, according to the slides?

• By paying close attention to context and looking for contradictory actions and statements.

• By focusing only on the literal meaning of words.

• By ignoring the tone of voice and context.

• By assuming all statements are sarcastic.

Open Ended

How do you think satire can influence political or social change?