Social Commentary Key Terms and Definitions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A social commentary is a criticism of some aspect of society for the purpose of informing the public about a problem, promoting change, and appealing to one’s sense of justice.
Inferred
Social Commentary
Satire
Parody
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CCSS.RL.11-12.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
Social Commentary
Satire
Parody
Caricature
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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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Exaggerating something so much that it becomes ridiculous
Irony
Satire
Hyperbole
Understatement
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An appeal that uses emotions and feelings in order to persuade someone.
Logos
Ethos
Pathos
Jambos
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues or current events.
Social Commentary
Satire
Parody
Caricature
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When you mock or make fun of someone or a situation; it’s a form of verbal irony (When you say the opposite of what you really mean for an effect).
Diction
Logos
Sarcasm
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When something entirely different happens from what the audience may be expecting, which creates a comedic effect.
Hyperbole
Pathos
Parody
Situational Irony
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