Satire Lesson Flashcards

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Bawdry

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Humorously course risqué folder containing reference to sex, characterized by obscenity or indecency

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Farce

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Comic dramatic work that uses highly improbable situations, they’re real tight characters, extravagant exaggeration and sometimes violent horseplay.

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Wit

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A form of intellectuals, and a wit is someone skilled in making sharp humorous remarks

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Horatian Satire

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The humor is gentle; mild -the problem seen ashore than foolish than evil.

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Juvenalian Satire

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The ridicule is savage - the problem is urgent and severe

  • applied to big issues
  • firm way of attacking
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Hyperbole

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Deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

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Understatement

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Minimizing or fact presents something as less significant.

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Distortion

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“Blowing up) something small to ridiculously huge portions.

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Juxtaposition

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Placing dissimilar items, description, or ideas close together or side-by-side, especially for comparison or contrast.

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Incongruity

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To present ideas that are out of place or absurd in relation to its surrounding.

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Exaggeration

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To enlarge; increase, or represent something beyond normal.

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Reversal

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To represent the opposite of the normal order.

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Bathos

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And unsuccessful attempts to Petray pathos n art to e-book pity, sympathy, or sorrow.

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Caricature

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A picture, description or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic grotesque effect.

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Parody

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A numerously exaggerated imitation of a writer, artist or genre.

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16
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Malapropism

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Unintentional misuse of words

-using words incorrectly and audience notices

17
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Pun

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Intentional play on words

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Sarcasm

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Speaking the opposite of what is meant.

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Symbolism

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Using objects are places to represent ideas

20
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Allegory

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Story operating on two levels with characters are presenting ideas

21
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Slapstick

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A type of comedy involving exaggerating violence and activities in which may exceed the boundaries of common sense