Satire

Which of the following is NOT is not one of the essential elements of satire?

• Making fun of an idea, person, or institution

• Use of irony

• Making a broader point about society, culture, politics, etc.

• All of the above are essential elements

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What is satire?

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

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

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

• A form of zeitgeist

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How does satire attempt to improve individuals or society?

• By modeling correct thought and behavior

• By ridiculing flaws and follies

• By praising achievements and honors

• By explicitly explaining the difference between right and wrong

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Which of the four strategies of satire refers to imitating another’s technique or style?

• Hyperbole

• Reversal

• Inversion

• Parody

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True or false: a satire uses humor to critique something that is wrong with society

• True

• False

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What kind of satire is this mostly representative of?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• Incongruity

• Exaggeration

• Parody

• Reversal

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What kind of satire is this mostly representative of?​ (a)   ​ ​ ​ ​ (b)  

• Exaggeration

• Incongruity

• Reversal

• Parody

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Satire in which the voice is light, amused, and witty.

• Horatian

• Juvenalian

What kind of satire is this mostly representative of?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​

• Exaggeration

• Parody

• Reversal

• Incongruity

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What are the two types of satire

• Horation & Sardonic

• Horation & Juvenelian

• Comedic & Ironic

• Rosencrantz & Guildernstern

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