PPT-Satire

As you watch and listen write down 34 things you notice that characterize the following video and audio clips iphone 5 Jon Stewart Fox News George Carlin Icebox Man Weird Al Amish Paradise. Success Criteria:. You will be able to identify and comment on how and why satire is used as a poetic device.. Satire. What is satire? In pairs, brainstorm what you think satire might be. See if you can provide any examples.. English 10: British Literature . Mr. . Ambrose & Ms. Stevens. Featuring Shrek, The Tick, Monty Python, and the Onion. What is satire?. Satire: . A literary work that ridicules its subject in order to make a comment or criticism about it.. A brief overview. Night class – Spring 2013. What is satire?. Satire is a style of rhetoric that exposes vices and foolishness in people and society . Satire generally uses humor, irony, sarcasm, and other techniques to get an emotional reaction from the audience. . Even light-hearted satire has a serious after-taste:. "first make people laugh, and then make them think.". Definition of Satire. A genre in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, . What is satire?. Definition of satire: any piece of writing designed to make its readers feel critical of themselves, of their fellow human beings, or of society. Satire can be either subtle or exaggerated.. Unit 3 assignments. style. Rhetoric in Limbo. Part 1: Analyzing Satire. Maybe She’s . B. orn . W. ith . I. t. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=. KSjAK3Dzez4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=. i8lNToO8CMA. 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.. Humor for the intelligent—. 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. Represent a point of view. Make an argument. Aim to provoke thought about an issue. Reveal cultural assumptions, prevailing moods, and sometimes real insights about events and . trends. Can be visual, musical, print, video, etc.. Satire is a literary genre in which human vices or shortcomings are highlighted (often through sarcasm or irony), with the intent to bring about improvement. . Purpose: . while satire is usually funny, it has a serious purpose – the author wants to try to fix the problems of society. . Thomas McClure. What is Satire?. Satire is a . genre of literature, and . sometimes . other medias, . in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into . Satire is a style of rhetoric that exposes vices and foolishness in people and society . Satire generally uses humor, irony, sarcasm, and other techniques to get an emotional reaction from the audience. 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): . --Jonathan Swift. Methods. Madness. Major players. Satire. “A literary manner that blends a critical attitude with humor and wit for the purpose of improving human institutions or humanity.” (Holman).