PPT-Satire and it Techniques, Uses, and Progression

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 . Extend your Thinking @ Bishop Justus 6. th. Form. Year 12: AS Level English. ‘Struggle for Identity in Modern Literature’. Lesson 11. Literary Techniques: . Alliteration, assonance, caesura, . enjambement. Satire Characteristics. Satire at its heart is concerned with ethical reform. .. Makes . vice laughable and/or reprehensible . Brings social . pressure on those who still engage in wrongdoing. .. Characteristics (. 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. Satire. Satire tries to . persuade. the reader to believe or to do something by showing the . opposite. view as . absurd, vicious, . or . inhumane.. Satire is partially so complex, because it addresses . 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.. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Lesson Objective:. Understand and identify satire, specifically in relation to . Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Satire targets…. Locations. Individuals/small groups. 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. 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.. 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): . Quis. . custodiet. . custodes. ?. “But who is to keep guard / Over the guards themselves?” . (Juvenal . Satire. 6 p. 140). Agenda. Discussion?. What would Juvenal say?. Recap and Update. Roman Values: Sexuality and Gender. --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). Satire Defined. A literary genre that uses different devices to expose humanity’s vices and foibles, . giving momentum to change or reform. through ridicule.. It is a manner of writing that mixes a critical attitude with wit and humor in an . A terrible earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal in 1755, claiming nearly 25,000 lives.. Seven Years War 1756-1763. Prussia, Britain, Hanover vs. Austria, France, Russia. Prussia kept most of its land because of Fredrick the Great.