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Satire
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2. What is Satire
A literary work that ridicules its subject through the
use of techniques such as:
exaggeration,
reversal,
incongruity (not in harmony),
Parody
In order to make a comment or criticism about it.
3. Examples of Satire
Shrek- satirizes fairy tales
DE motivational posters-
satirizes motivational posters
Life is Crap brand.
4. Exaggeration
To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond
normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its
faults can be seen.
5. Incongruity
To present things that are out of place or are absurd
in relation to its surroundings
6. Reversal
To present the opposite of the normal order (e.g., the
order of events, hierarchical order).
7. Parody
style of some person,
To imitate the techniques and/or
place, or thing.
8. Types of Satire
Horatian: amusing satire
Juvenalian: bitter and shocking
satire
Caricatures: cartoons where prominent
features exaggerated and
distorted
9. Satiric monologues:
satires in which we “hear” the author speaking,
usually in an ironic tone, in a voice which is more or
less his/her own.
10. 7. Satiric narratives-
satires in which the author proceeds as if he/she is
telling a story and the satiric intent is revealed by
characters and events
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