Satire and Irony

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What is satire?

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The use of incongruity, irony, parody, exaggeration to mock vices and folly

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What is the main purpose of satire?

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to bring about change

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How does satire attempt to improve individuals or society?

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By ridiculing flaws and follies

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Which of the four strategies of satire refers to imitating another’s technique or style? Options: hyperbole, inversion, parody, reversal

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parody

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech which uses exaggeration

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A literary technique where that author has characters say or do things in a way that the reader knows is ironic, but the characters don’t

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dramatic irony

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The outcome is opposite of what is expected to happen

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situational irony

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"I only have four tests tomorrow - no biggie."

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understatement

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A greenhouse owner can't keep any of his plants alive at his own house.

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situational irony

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What figure of speech is used in the sentence: "My cat is as big as an elephant."?

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hyperbole