Identifying and Using Satire

To present things that are out of place or absurd.

• sarcasm

• incongruity

• understatement

What type of website is this?

• Satire

• Real news

• Fake news

• Community news

What satirical technique is being employed?

• Exaggeration

• Irony

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

• True

• False

What satirical technique is being employed in this satire about the future?

• Exaggeration

• Irony

What satirical technique is being employed?

• Exaggeration

• Irony

Satire is

• drawing a conclusion based on facts.

• taking advantage of someone or something for one own's benefit.

• a form of speech which contains an expression of less strength than what would be expected. In satire, the understated language may be ironic.

• provoking change or reform through poking fun at society's vices

Which of the following is a common technique used in satire to highlight the flaws in a subject?

• Exaggeration

• Literal description

• Objective analysis

• Formal tone

True or false: Satire often uses irony to convey its message.

• True

• False

In Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal', what is the primary satirical technique used?

• Parody

• Exaggeration

• Understatement

• Sarcasm