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.
***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
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"
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:
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