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    Satire is a genre that ridicules and criticizes aspects of society through humor. It uses techniques like caricature, hyperbole, puns, and irony. There are three types of irony used in satire: verbal irony where what is said differs from the real meaning, situational irony where what actually happens is opposite of what is expected, and dramatic irony where the audience knows something a character does not. Satire also employs parody, sarcasm which is a sharply mocking remark, and understatement which expresses an idea with less emphasis than is actually the case.

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    Satire is a genre that ridicules and criticizes aspects of society through humor. It uses techniques like caricature, hyperbole, puns, and irony. There are three types of irony used in satire: verbal irony where what is said differs from the real meaning, situational irony where what actually happens is opposite of what is expected, and dramatic irony where the audience knows something a character does not. Satire also employs parody, sarcasm which is a sharply mocking remark, and understatement which expresses an idea with less emphasis than is actually the case.

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    Satire is a genre that ridicules and criticizes aspects of society through humor. It uses techniques like caricature, hyperbole, puns, and irony. There are three types of irony used in satire: verbal irony where what is said differs from the real meaning, situational irony where what actually happens is opposite of what is expected, and dramatic irony where the audience knows something a character does not. Satire also employs parody, sarcasm which is a sharply mocking remark, and understatement which expresses an idea with less emphasis than is actually the case.

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    Diamond Hudson

    Satire Notes
    A Literary genre that ridicules a person, event, or another aspect of
    society; often is humorous

    Caricature- Apictureordescriptionthatludicrouslyexaggeratesthe
    peculiaritiesordefectsofpersonsorthings.
    Hyperboleanexaggerationofanygiventopic.Makingasmallblemishbiggeror
    ahiddenvicesorfollylargerinordertomakeitvisibleisoneofthebestwaysto
    pointoutitsexistencetotheaudienceortothetargetitself.
    PunsAnyconstructioncapableofconveyingadoublemeaningislikelytobe
    employedinsatire,sincemultiplemeaningsformthebasisofmuchofsatire.
    Ironycontrastordiscrepancybetweenexpectationandreality.betweenwhatis
    saidandwhatisreallymeant,betweenwhatisexpectedandwhatreallyhappens,
    orbetweenwhatappearstobetrueandwhatreallyistrue.
    1.Verbal
    2.Situational
    3.Dramatic

    VerbalIronyWhenawriterorspeakersaysonethingbutreallymeans
    somethingquitedifferentoftentheoppositeofwhatissaid.
    SituationalIronyWhenwhatactuallyhappensistheoppositeofwhatis
    expectedorappropriate.
    DramaticIronyWhentheaudienceknowssomethingthatacharacterintheplay
    orstorydoesnot.
    SarcasmAsharplymockingorcontemptuousremark.
    VerbalIrony+Mocking/MeanAttitude=Sarcasm

    ParodyAhumorousimitationofseriousworks.
    UnderstatementExpressinganideawithlessemphasisorinalesserdegreethan
    istheactualcase.Theoppositeofhyperbole.Understatementisemployedfor
    ironicemphasis.Overexaggerationtoanimpossiblelevel.

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