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Satire Terms
For
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
UnitSlide2
Satire
a literary
technique
used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or
weakness
often
with the intent of
correcting
or
changing
the subject of
the attackSlide3
TYPES OF SATIRE
Juvenalian
HoratianSlide4
Juvenalian satire
After the Roman satirist
Juvenal
Formal
satire in which the speaker attacks vice and error with contempt and indignation
Juvenalian
satire in its realism and its harshness is in strong contrast to
Horatian
satire.Slide5
Horation Satire
After the Roman satirist
Horace
Satire
in which the voice is indulgent, tolerant, amused, and witty.
The
speaker holds up to gentle ridicule the absurdities and follies of human
beings
Aims
at producing in the reader not the anger of a Juvenal, but a wry smile. Slide6
Elements of Satire
Hyperbole
Incongruity
Reversal
Parody
Sarcasm
Juxtaposition
Irony
Understatement
Double EntendreSlide7
Hyperbole
To over exaggerate the situation beyond its normal bounds, so it becomes ridiculous
E
nlarge
or increase size as
well
Example: “I’m starving. I could eat a horse.”Slide8
Incongruity
To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings.
Example: Princess Fiona uses ponytail to knock out Merry Men, pauses mid-flight to fix her hair.Slide9
reversal
To present the opposite of the normal order
e.g.
the order of events, hierarchical
order
Example: Fiona saves Shrek (women are supposed to be damsels, not men)Slide10
parody
To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing.
Robin Williams doing
impressions
Dressing up at President Bush and talking like himSlide11
sarcasm
is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing
Example: “That’s cool.” (when you actually hate it
)
Talking about how much you think a candidate is doing a good job in a mocking tone
Oscar Wilde wrote, “I am not young enough to know everything.”Slide12
juxtaposition
an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.
Example: Humanitarians—Brittney Spears and Mother
TeresaSlide13
irony
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal
meaning
the
irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend
.
Sideshow Bob, “I'm aware of the irony of appearing on TV in order to decry it." Slide14
Double entendre
A play on words
a word or expression capable of two interpretations with one usually
risqué
Iraqi Head Seeks
Arms
Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told
Saying in response, “That’s what she said.”
YOU MAY NOT USE DOUBLE ENTENDRE IN YOUR PROJECTS OR DURING CLASS! WE DISCUSS IT ONLY SO THAT YOU KNOW IT’S THERE!
Slide15
Understatement
is used to make something appear smaller or less important than it really is. It can be used to entertain or to reduce the importance of the truth.
Example: “It’s just a flesh wound.” (Black Knight in
Holy Grail
when his arm has fallen off)