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Satire

Authored by Madeleine Tyson

9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Satire is a term that only applies to literature.

True
False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

Hyperbole
Reversal
Inversion
Parody

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Hyperbole is…

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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