PPT-Understanding Swift Satire

Learning Objective Students will annotate A Meditation Upon a Broomstick in order to understand and apply satirical techniques A Meditation Upon a Broomstick According to the Style and Manner of the Hon Robert Boyles Meditations. Understanding the works of Swift. . Satire: a technical definition. “… the literary art of diminishing or derogating a subject by making it ridiculous and evoking towards it attitudes of amusement, contempt, scorn, or indignation” (Abrams, . Kimberly Llerenas. 1. Early Life. Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. . Swift . spent her early years on her family's Christmas tree farm. . Her . grandmother had been a professional opera singer, and Swift soon followed in her footsteps. . f. rom: Literarydevices.net. &. Prentice Hall . Literature. Definition of Satire. Satire is a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration (overstatement), understatement, or ridicule. It intends to improve the humanity by criticizing its follies and foibles.. What is a satire?. A satire is any piece of writing or graphic media designed to make its readers feel . critical . – of themselves, of their fellow human beings, and of their society. . Satire is usually directed at humanity in general, but can also target a specific group or individual.. By: . Mikaela. Worden. 1.Did you ever wonder what it would be like if you were one of the most famous country singers?. Taylor Swift’s early life. 1. Taylor swift was born in the city of Wyomissing Pennsylvania. . will you get it? . Satire Defined . One of the oldest forms of literature and one of the most durable. A constructive art that seeks not merely to destroy but to rebuild; aim is to inspire reform. Humor criticism = inspired reform. Vocabulary to Analyze . HUMOR. Exaggeration-. an overstatement. Understatement. -opposite of exaggeration; using a statement, often in the negative, to create comedic effect. . Farce. -form of . low. Satire. In 1726, Jonathan Swift published a book for English readers. On the surface, this book appears to be a travel log, made to chronicle the adventures of a man, . Lemuel. Gulliver, on the four most incredible voyages imaginable. Primarily, however, . Satire Analysis. “Satire is a literary technique in which behaviors or institutions are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society.”. “Satirist use irony and exaggeration to poke fun at human faults and foolishness in order to correct human behavior.”. Satire (Noun): . A literary manner which combines humor with criticism for the purpose of instruction or the improvement of . humanity. Modern Satirists. Early Western Satirists. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745): . . “Satire is a sort of glass wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own; which is the chief reason for that kind reception it meets with in the world, and that so very few are offended with it.”. born on December . 13. th. in . Wyoming, Pennsylvania. . When . she was . little . she . grew up on a . Christmas tree . farm, . and on the holidays she helped sell . them. . S. he has a younger brother named . born on December . 13. th. in . Wyoming, Pennsylvania. . When . she was . little . she . grew up on a . Christmas tree . farm, . and on the holidays she helped sell . them. . S. he has a younger brother named . Biography. Born December 13, 1989. In Wyomissing, PA . To Andrea and Scott Swift. Younger brother Austin Swift. Grew up on a Christmas Tree farm in Pennsylvania. Moved to Hendersonville, TN to further music career..