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Ms. Tonelson's Classes

Satire:   the use of wit —especially irony, sarcasm, and ridicule — to attack the vices  of humankind.   In other words, you exaggerate and make fun of someone or something in order to criticize them.
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***a literary work that ridicules its subjects through the use of techniques such as exaggeration, reversal, or parody in order to comment or CRITICIZE a topic.  Satire uses humor to ridicule vices, follies, and abuses.  The ingredient common to all satire is CRITICISM.

***Sarcasm, exaggeration, understatement, absurdity, irony, and wit are important tools of satirists.
 


Satire Prezi with examples:

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*** TYPES OF SATIRE:
a.   Exaggeration:
to enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen.
b.   Incongruity:
to present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings. 
c.    Reversal:
to present the opposite of the normal order (e.g., the order of events, hierarchical order). 
d.    Parody:
to imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing.
 

       ** 4 Elements of Satire:

           1. Verbal Irony:  to say one thing and mean something else
           2. Logical Appeal:  facts or statistics that support
           3. Emotional Appeal:  Use words to stir feelings
           4. Ethical Appeal:
details that convince the reader that the writer is fair and trustworthy
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Satirical News:  The Onion
The following article, published in a May 2014 issue presented the following: **satire "STUDY: Most high school students woefully unprepared for HIGH SCHOOL"
www.theonion.com/.../study-most-high-school-graduates-woe...

Using Fairy Tales as a means of SATIRE:

Fractured Fairy Tales:

Picture
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Little Red Riding Hood...Fractured!


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoguunKEYc8

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