Satire

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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The main purpose of Satire is to...

• Agree with something
• Make people laugh
• Criticize something
• To bring about change

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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

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Which one below is not an example of satire?

• The Colbert Report
• Saturday Night Live
• The Comedy Jam
• Family guy

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

• Hyperbole
• Reversal
• Inversion
• Parody

Which one below is not an example of satire?

• The Colbert Report
• Saturday Night Live
• The Comedy Jam
• Family guy

• parody
• satire

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“I caught a fish as big as my house.”

• irony

• juxtaposition

• exaggeration

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When a person says the opposite of what is meant.

• exaggeration

• juxtaposition

• irony