President Obama Orders An Icecream Flashcards
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Background on private eye
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- news and current affairs magazine
- recognised for its criticism of public figures
- 700,000 readers
2
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What is there a contrast between
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- the sophisticated word choices that Obama would use in a speech and the silky subject of ice creams
3
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What satirical technique is created
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Inflation
4
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The use of the adjectives ‘humbled ‘ ‘mindful’ and ‘grateful’ are used for what effect
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Parodising inspirational speech style
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What type of satire is created
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Menippean - satirise an individual character flaw which here is Obama’s decision making
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What is the effect of the repetition
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Shows that Obama doesn’t elaborate on ideas
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Significance of when this what written
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The year that Obama became president
