Satire: A work that uses ridicule, humor,
and wit to criticize and provoke change
in human nature and institutions.
Satire: A work that uses ridicule, humor,
and wit to criticize and provoke change
in human nature and institutions.
Satire: A work that uses ridicule, humor,
and wit to criticize and provoke change
in human nature and institutions.
HUMOR DEVICES:
HUMOR DEVICES:
HUMOR DEVICES:
Detail: offering extended description or
attention to particular items
Detail: offering extended description or
attention to particular items
Detail: offering extended description or
attention to particular items
Hyperbole: exaggeration for effect
“I’ve told you a million times not to
exaggerate.”
Hyperbole: exaggeration for effect
“I’ve told you a million times not to
exaggerate.”
Hyperbole: exaggeration for effect
“I’ve told you a million times not to
exaggerate.”
Jargon: Language that is used or understood
only by a select group of people, like the
terminology of a particular profession
Jargon: Language that is used or understood
only by a select group of people, like the
terminology of a particular profession
Jargon: Language that is used or understood
only by a select group of people, like the
terminology of a particular profession
Meiosis: understatement for effect
Said of an amputated leg.: "It's just a flesh
wound"
—Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Meiosis: understatement for effect
Said of an amputated leg.: "It's just a flesh
wound"
—Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Meiosis: understatement for effect
Said of an amputated leg.: "It's just a flesh
wound"
—Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Litote: understating of a thought by denying
its opposite
“A few unannounced quizzes are not
inconceivable.”
Litote: understating of a thought by denying
its opposite
“A few unannounced quizzes are not
inconceivable.”
Litote: understating of a thought by denying
its opposite
“A few unannounced quizzes are not
inconceivable.”
Verbal Irony/Sarcasm: speaking in such a
way as to imply the contrary of what one
says
Verbal Irony/Sarcasm: speaking in such a
way as to imply the contrary of what one
says
Verbal Irony/Sarcasm: speaking in such a
way as to imply the contrary of what one
says
Incongruity: pairing unexpected or
contrasting elements together for comic
effect. For example, using elevated diction
to discuss a mundane topic.
Incongruity: pairing unexpected or
contrasting elements together for comic
effect. For example, using elevated diction
to discuss a mundane topic.
Incongruity: pairing unexpected or
contrasting elements together for comic
effect. For example, using elevated diction
to discuss a mundane topic.