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you ever wanted to know Horatian Juvenalian Think juvenile as inits juvenile to be rude If youre VERY rude and obnoxiousyou will go to juvie Menippean Exaggeration or overstatement. Great Expectations. English 1 CAS. Satire. In a literary work, satire is writing that ridicules its subject through the use of techniques such as:. Exaggeration. Reversal (irony). Incongruity (things that don’t match up or make sense). 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, . 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 (. Do you have the tools to complete the picture?. I . . Mark Twain. First, LET ME BE COMPLETELY HONEST….. Satire Day – Warm Up. Warm up – Read “Corn Pone Opinions” on page . 81 of the GPS. 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.. 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.. Introduction & Use. What is Satire?. Artistic form in which individual or human vices, abuses, or shortcomings are . criticized . using certain characteristics or . methods.. Usually found in dramas and literature, but popping up in modern media forms such as cartoons, film, and other visual . 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.. Satire’s Bodies: Horace (II). ‘. This satire itself requires the immoral body as the . fons. et . origo. . of its own speech’. . Gunderson ‘The libidinal rhetoric of satire’ in . Parody. Satire vs. Parody. Satire ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about a change.. Satire makes a serious point, usually through humor, while attacking some aspect of society.. Or, the same in the other.. Satire again…. Satire is a . literary style. .. It is . persuasive. by nature. . It mocks individuals, institutions, societies, and events. . It is meant to influence how a person thinks, feels, and acts. . 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.. Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, Joseph Addison. and Richard Steele, and Mary Wollstonecraft. Wit. noun. . : an ability to say or write things that are clever and usually funny. . a person who is known for making clever and funny . 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. .