Satire

Satire is a term that only applies to literature.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is satire?

• The use of literary devices to create cinematic, rich images
• The use of incongruity, irony, parody, exaggeration to mock vices and folly
• The use of personification and metaphor to create a unified tone and theme
• A form of zeitgeist

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does satire attempt to improve individuals or society?

• By modeling correct thought and behavior
• By ridiculing flaws and follies
• By praising achievements and honors
• By explicitly explaining the difference between right and wrong

Which of the four strategies of satire refers to imitating another’s technique or style?

• Hyperbole
• Reversal
• Inversion
• Parody

The following quote is an example of which satirical element: "His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork." Mae West

• Invective
• Inversion
• Sarcasm
• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The following is an example of which satirical element: We know that Oliver is smart because he always scores in the bottom 10 percent on his standardized tests.

• Sarcasm
• irony
• Inversion
• Understatement

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Hyperbole is…

• A figure of speech which uses exaggeration
• A type of simile
• A figure of speech which uses understatement
• A type of metaphor

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which one is not a type of satire?

• Horatian
• Juvenalian
• Menippean
• Aristotelian

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Sneering disapproval often expressed as praise is...

• Sarcasm
• Inversion
• Hyperbole
• Understatement

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is NOT is not one of the essential elements of satire?

• Making fun of an idea, person, or institution
• Use of irony
• Making a broader point about society, culture, politics, etc.
• All of the above are essential elements