Parody and Satire

What is satire?

• The use of literary devices to create cinematic, rich images

• The use of literary devices to create pieces of comedy

• The use of personification and metaphor to create a unified tone and theme

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

"What about you? I've seen you in the market. You can lift hundred pound bags of flour," I snap at him.

"Yes and I'm sure the arena will be full of bags of flour for me to chuck at people."

~from Hunger Games

• Irony

• Parody

• Pun

• Incongruity

satire always _______ while parody does not

• criticizes
• mimics
• is funny
• uses slapstick humor

• parody
• satire

• parody
• satire

• parody
• satire

What is this image satirizing?

• the overuse of technology today
• the danger of playgrounds
• the lack of education for young children
• the expense of iPhones today

• Parody

• Satire

The main purpose of Satire is to...

• Agree with something
• Make people laugh
• Criticize something
• To bring about change

I

• sarcasm

• incongruity

• understatement