Satire

Which of the following best describes the main purpose of satire?

• to be funny

• to encourage people to rebel

• to make people angry

• to bring about change

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Which technique matches the definition below?

To enlarge, increase, or represent something abnormally so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen.

• parady

• understatement

• exaggeration

• pun

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Which technique matches the definition below?

To imitate the techniques or style of a famous person, or text.

• parody

• exaggeration

• idiom

• pun

A caricature is usually used to show:

• drama

• tragedy

• humour

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Which movie about a green ogre is actually a satire of the fairy tale genre?

• The Muppets

• Shrek

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The huge coronavirus depicted in this cartoon is an example of which technique.

• idiom

• exaggeration

• parody

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The quality of being particularly noticeable or important; having prominence, is the visual code of ....

• symbolism

• colour

• salience

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What is satire.

• Often not very entertaining

• A literary device used to create change through the use of sarcasm, humor, and ridicule.

• No longer a popular form of writing

• All of the above

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What is irony?

• A mode of expression, through words or events, conveying a reality different from and usually opposite to appearance of expectation.

• Lessening the importance of an event or moment.

• A drastic overstatement or exaggeration

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What is verbal irony?

• A fire station that caught on fire.

• Saying, "I love your shoes," when you really hate them.

• Knowing details about the story the characters do not know.

• My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.

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