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Satire Powerpoint Notes
Satire Powerpoint Notes
Animal Farm
What is satire?
In satire, human or individual vices, follies, abuses or shortcomings are held up to find fault with by means of ridicule, mockery, irony, or other methods, ideally with the intent to bring about improvement. Although satire is meant to be funny, the purpose of satire is not primarily humor in itself so much as an attack on something of which the author strongly disapproves, using the weapon of wit.
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What is satire?
Satire: Making fun of some aspect of culture, society, and/or human nature to hopefully improve it or inspire change.
Satire uses laughter as a weapon against something that exists outside the work itself.
Indirect Satire
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The persona (speaker) uses first-person point of view! This speaker may address the reader or a character within the work
Some format other than direct address to the reader! This is usually a fictional narrative, in which objects of satire are characters ! Example: Animal Farm
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Devices of Satire
The chief device of satire is irony.
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Devices of Satire
Other Devices Parody: poking fun at something by mimicking or imitating it
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Caricature: poking fun at a character by exaggerating its personal characteristics in drawing or narrative
Devices of Satire
Juxtaposition: the arrangement of two or more characters, ideas, or words side-by-side for the purpose of comparison, contrast, or character development
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Sarcasm: taunting on a personal level by saying something and meaning the opposite
Devices of Satire
Innuendo: a derogatory suggestion that is not literally spoken but rather hinted at
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Understatement: A figure of speech in which a writer or speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important than it is
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(grim, cheerful, sardonic, mock serious, optimistic, etc.) (direct vs. indirect)