Satire and usage

In the video of SHREK (Fiona and the Merry Men), what is depicted to demonstrate the satirical device Parody?

• The princess is allowing Shrek to save her from the dragon, similar to the movie the Princess Bride where the dred pirate Roberts saves the princess from the evil bad guys.

• The princess is performing slow action martial arts against the kings men similar to the clip of the woman kicking the guard in slow motion.

• The donkey is rescuing the cat, similar to pet stories where the dog is being rescued.

• The princess is performing crotchet to make socks for her many children similar to the story the old woman who lived in a shoe.

Sarcasm

• A reversal of order, form, or

  another relationship

• Literary art form that ridicules human folly or vice hoping to correct it

• Reasoning that doesn't make sense

• Sneering disapproval often expressed as praise; i.e., someone who falls may be praised for his gracefulness

What rhetorical device is being used in the image?

• Euphemism

• Caricature

• Grotesque

• Hyperbole

The rude little rich girl thought it was fun to ​ (a)   at the poor children at her school.

• scoff
• tantalize
• urbane
• volatile
• wanton
• loquacious
• ornate
• microcosm
• arid
• compatible

Improbable Situations

• absurd or preposterous names

• situations that are not likely or probable; doubtful; unlikely to be true or to happen

• a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is

• a way of over-emphasizing something, either making it better or worse than it really is

What method did the writers use to convey their satire?

• Exaggeration

• Reversal

• Incongruity

• Parody

• Irony

a lighter, more playful style of writing

• Horatian Satire

• Juvenalian Satire

• Irony

8) DEFINITION

• A. By definition, a vegetable is green.

• B. By definition, an idea is good.

• C. By definition, a father is a man.

What method did the writer use to convey their satire?

• Exaggeration

• Incongruity

• Reversal

• Parody

Match the following vocabulary terms to their definitions.

• something is ridiculously in the wrong place/time

• reversal

• normal roles are switched

• incongruity

• when something or someone is imitated

• parody