Satire

Fake news stories for entertainment and parody. They usually play on current events & can sometimes seem true.

• propaganda

• clickbait

• satire

• hoax

A work that uses sharp humor to attack people or society:

• satire

• tragedy

• secular

• comedy

a work of literature that makes fun of its subject

• satire

• gladiator

• oratory

• concrete

Verse or prose that pokes fun at human weakness

• Vault

• Satire

• Ode

• Veto

What is satire?

• Articles or blogs that are meant to persuade the reader of the author's opinion and which may include bias or leave out important facts

• Websites or articles that are meant to be funny by making fun of a subject and which often include statements that are untrue

• Articles that are meant to fool the reader into believing something that isn't true by trying to be as realistic as possible

In the space below, describe the message, symbolism, exaggeration, and irony/humor.

Translation: 'When making charitable donations, don't let your other hand know what you're doing.'

Which of the following is a literary device used to criticize society through humor and irony?

• A) Allegory

• B) Satire

• C) Parody

• D) Irony

What is the primary purpose of satire in literature?

• A) To entertain

• B) To inform

• C) To criticize

• D) To confuse

Which famous author is known for using satire in his works, such as 'Gulliver's Travels'?

• A) Charles Dickens

• B) Jonathan Swift

• C) Mark Twain

• D) Jane Austen

Satire often uses which of the following techniques to convey its message?

• A) Exaggeration

• B) Literalism

• C) Understatement

• D) Simplicity