SATIRE UNIT Name:__________________

Analysis notes

TEXTS TITLE:______________________________

FORM: What Form is the text in? (Newspaper article, Film, Print ad etc)


Context
When was this text created? Who created
it? Where would it be seen?
What things have happened or are
happening in society to make it easier for
audiences to understand the texts
meaning? For example:
The way people think at a certain time
Wars
Fights
Scandals
An event or action
Pop Culture
Trends
Other?
Why is this text funny?

Context

Who is the intended audience? Who would understand it and be interested in it? Why?


PURPOSE/MESSAGE:

Why was the text created? What did the author want to criticise or ridicule? What is being satirised?
What does the author want the audience to do, believe, understand, change or think about?
What is the authors view on this issue?





TONE:

Is the satire Juvenalean or Horatian?
What adjective best describes the ATTITUDE of the author towards the subject?
Do the attitude of the author and persona differ? How?
Are there any shifts in tone?

What stylist features contribute to tone? (e.g. title, structure, point of view, images, words, stereotypes,
sentences, questions, repetition, quotes, symbolism, colour)
Use EVIDENCE and EXPLAIN.





TECHNIQUES:

How is the subject being satirised? What techniques are being used? (parody, exaggeration, reversal,
incongruity)

Explain the TECHNIQUE



Use EVIDENCE / QUOTES



Explain the EFFECT



Explain the second TECHNIQUE



Use EVIDENCE / QUOTES



Explain the EFFECT





ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: