Satire

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Neo classical means

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New classics

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Neoclassical imitated

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Greek and Roman literature

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Style of neoclassical literature is…

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Formal and elegant

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Swift was a _________

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Pastor

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Little endians were

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Protestants

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Big endians were the

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Catholics

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The war between the big and little endians satirized the

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War between the Catholics and Protestants

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A modest proposal is a

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Parody of government pamphlets in the 18th century

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A modern proposal mainly deals with

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Over population and poverty in Ireland

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Joseph Addison started

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Periodicals

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Addison’s intended audience was

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• middle class
• gentlemen
• females

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Pope’s “Rape of the Lock”

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• true story
• petty quarrel amongst 18th century nobility
• took it very very seriously

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Form of the rape of the lock

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Mock-epic poem

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Satire definition

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Literary mode which appears in many genres, and uses wit and humor to attack weaknesses in people or institutions in order to promote change

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Aim of satire

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To improve society by showing weaknesses

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Mockery

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Making fun or something

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Sarcasm

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Harsh directed comment; used to hurt

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Overstatement

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Saying more than what is meant; exaggeration

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Understatement

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Saying less than what is meant

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Parody

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Imitation of a specific known person or work

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Irony

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Saying one thing but meaning another

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To have wit, you need

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• clever humor

- superior knowledge and insight

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Three types of satire

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1. Serious: problems in society
2. Social: moral code/ social behavior
3. Humorous: social style (taking self too seriously)

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Modern satire is

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Time sensitive

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Look over gullivers travels questions

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Question 26

Look over rape of the lock questions

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Question 27

Modest proposal quiz

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Question 28

Read over Beaus head & Coquettes heart questions

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