Understanding Satire

What is the main characteristic of Horatian satire?

• Bitter and angry

• Light-hearted and intended for fun

• Serious and formal

• Aggressive and harsh

Juvenalian satire is often described as ______.

• Light-hearted

• Bitter and angry

• Playful

• Humorous

What is the definition of 'Exaggeration'?

• To minimize something

• To enlarge or increase something beyond normal bounds

• To represent something accurately

• To hide faults.

Fill in the blank: A caricature is an exaggeration of a physical feature or trait, often seen in ______ cartoons.

• Romantic

• Political

• Historical

• Fantasy

What is verbal irony?

• A) A form of sarcasm

• B) An inversion of meaning

• C) A type of dramatic irony

• D) A situational joke.

Socratic irony involves pretending ignorance to ______.

• confuse others

• gain knowledge

• achieve an advantage

• entertain students

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience understands the meaning of a character's words or actions, but the character does not. True or False?

• True

• False

Situational irony depends on a discrepancy between ______.

• A) intention and outcome

• B) speaker and audience

• C) words and actions

• D) humor and seriousness

What is a parody?

• A serious imitation of a subject

• A humorous imitation of a subject

• A factual representation of a subject

• A religious depiction of a subject.

A travesty presents a serious subject ________.

• humorously

• seriously

• factually

• religiously