WorksheetsSatirical Devices Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which term describes a composition that imitates the serious manner and features of a specific work or its maker, applying the imitation to a comically inappropriate subject?
Travesty
Parody
Sarcasm
Juxtaposition
Which technique in satire involves presenting things that are out of place or absurd, often by placing them side by side?
Reversal
Hyperbole
Malapropism
Incongruity
When a satirist uses a political cartoon to give a candidate a comically small head to minimize their perceived intelligence, which technique is being used?
Downplay/understatement
Exaggeration
Sarcasm
Invective
In a comedy film, a character says, 'Oh, what a lovely day!' while a hurricane rages outside. This is an example of which type of irony?
Dramatic irony
Situational irony
Verbal irony
Juxtaposition
A speaker says, 'I have a million things to do today.' Which satirical device are they using?
Pun
Hyperbole
Sarcasm
Malapropism
What is the satirical device of presenting the opposite of the normal order, such as a child acting more responsible than their parent?
Antithesis
Reversal
Incongruity
Juxtaposition
Which satirical tone is described as stating the opposite of an intended meaning in order to mock or jest?
Farce
Invective
Sarcasm
Hyperbole
What is the term for a type of low comedy that makes use of hyperbole and is silly and lighthearted?
Farce
Travesty
Burlesque
Antithesis
The act of placing things close together, such as 'Humanitarians—Brittney Spears and Mother Teresa,' to highlight a comparison or contrast is known as what?
Incongruity
Antithesis
Reversal
Juxtaposition
What satirical tool is characterized by flat-out name-calling, often considered one of the harshest tools of satire?
Sarcasm
Invective
Caricature
Pun
The headline 'Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told' is an example of what satirical device?
Malapropism
Hyperbole
Pun
Farce
The person, group, institution, or ideology that a satirist is ridiculing is called the what?
Antithesis
Caricature
Target
Vice
A figure of speech that uses strongly contrasting words or ideas in a balanced sentence, such as 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,' is known as what?
Antithesis
Juxtaposition
Reversal
Irony
A drawing of a celebrity that exaggerates their nose and jawline is an example of what satirical device?
Caricature
Invective
Travesty
Distortion
A lewd or exaggerated imitation of a significant work or subject, intended to ridicule it in a vulgar or grotesque way, is defined as a what?
Parody
Farce
Travesty
Invective
What is the term for a recurring comedic element where the audience knows it's coming, but it's still funny anyway, such as a character always saying the same catchphrase?
Hyperbole
Malapropism
Reversal
Anticipated Surprise
A character says, 'I am not young enough to know everything,' using a word that sounds similar to the one intended but is ludicrously wrong in the context. What device is this?
Pun
Malapropism
Verbal Irony
Juxtaposition
