Satire

2. What is Satire
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 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
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 To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond
normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its
faults can be seen.

5. Incongruity
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 To present things that are out of place or are absurd
in relation to its surroundings

6. Reversal
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 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
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 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-
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 satires in which the author proceeds as if he/she is
telling a story and the satiric intent is revealed by
characters and events
 A modest proposal