WorksheetsSatire and usage
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
In the video of SHREK (Fiona and the Merry Men), what is depicted to demonstrate the satirical device Parody?
The princess is allowing Shrek to save her from the dragon, similar to the movie the Princess Bride where the dred pirate Roberts saves the princess from the evil bad guys.
The princess is performing slow action martial arts against the kings men similar to the clip of the woman kicking the guard in slow motion.
The donkey is rescuing the cat, similar to pet stories where the dog is being rescued.
The princess is performing crotchet to make socks for her many children similar to the story the old woman who lived in a shoe.
Sarcasm
A reversal of order, form, or
another relationship
Literary art form that ridicules human folly or vice hoping to correct it
Reasoning that doesn't make sense
Sneering disapproval often expressed as praise; i.e., someone who falls may be praised for his gracefulness
What rhetorical device is being used in the image?
Euphemism
Caricature
Grotesque
Hyperbole
The rude little rich girl thought it was fun to (a) at the poor children at her school.
Improbable Situations
absurd or preposterous names
situations that are not likely or probable; doubtful; unlikely to be true or to happen
a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is
a way of over-emphasizing something, either making it better or worse than it really is
What method did the writers use to convey their satire?
Exaggeration
Reversal
Incongruity
Parody
Irony
a lighter, more playful style of writing
Horatian Satire
Juvenalian Satire
Irony
8) DEFINITION
A. By definition, a vegetable is green.
B. By definition, an idea is good.
C. By definition, a father is a man.
What method did the writer use to convey their satire?
Exaggeration
Incongruity
Reversal
Parody
Match the following vocabulary terms to their definitions.
reversal
normal roles are switched
incongruity
something is ridiculously in the wrong place/time
parody
when something or someone is imitated
Flippant
straightforward; honest
discouraged; unhappy because something has gone wrong
superficial; glib; shallow; thoughtless; frivolous
impartial; indifferent; unsentimental; cold; unsympathetic
Which of the following is NOT a purpose for an author to write in a futuristic society?
To persuade
To entertain
To confuse
To inform
the satirist highlights one element to make it grotesque compared to what a person normally notices
Dumount
Dismission
Distortion
Misappropriate
Please select the antonym for the word or phrase below:
rigid, defined
Word Bank:
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(a)
What is the definition of satire?
The overall feeling or atmosphere in a literary work.
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."
A technique used to convey a message through humor and ridicule.
The author's attitude towards a certain topic.
Which would a vain person be more likely to do?
stroll
parade
Easily Offended; Irritated
Huffy
Extraordinary
Plague
Hypocrite
Which of the following tools is NOT an element of satire?
Hyperbole
Irony
Parody
Sarcasm
Perspective
Removing any part of something that is thought to be harmful or dangerous
censor
caustic
inverted
artifice
