Satire
Forms of Satire
Devices used to expose vice or folly;
Way of writing that exposes
human/societal weaknesses using
criticism or wit.
 The pen as scalpel
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3 Forms of Satire
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1. Monologue
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The satirist usually is speaking behind a
thinly veiled mask. He states his view of
a problem, cites examples, and
endeavors to impose his views on the
reader/listener. (Least common—
Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal)
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2. Parody
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The satirist takes an existing work and makes it
look ridiculous; not simply imitation; must
wound the original: point out faults, emphasize
weaknesses; a caricature rather than a portrait;
through distortion evokes amusement, derision,
scorn; mock-heroic pretends to be serious;
burlesque is vulgar
I.e. SNL, Weird Al, Shakespeare in Huck Finn
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3. Narrative
Here the author does not appear. The
novel speaks for itself. Satire must be
interpreted more closely on readers end.
 For example, Huck Finn, 1984
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Types of Satire
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Horatian: gentle, sympathetic form
of satire with subject mildly made fun
of. The audience is asked to laugh at
themselves as much as the players.
Types of Satire
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Juvenalian/juvenille: harsh and bitter
satire
Types of Satire
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Dead pan: intentional
understatement
Types of Satire
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Irony: what is said or done is the
opposite of what is intended or
desired
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Verbal: when what is said is the
opposite of what is meant or intended or
otherwise heard
Types of Satire
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Irony: what is said or done is the
opposite of what is intended or
desired
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Situational: situation is opposite of what
is thought might happen
Types of Satire
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Irony: what is said or done is the
opposite of what is intended or
desired
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Dramatic: the audience knows
something the characters do not
Types of Satire
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Irony: what is said
or done is the
opposite of what is
intended or desired
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Socratic: Feigning
ignorance to gain
advantage
Types of Satire
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Caricature: exaggerated features
Types of Satire
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Caricature: exaggerated features
Types of Satire
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Caricature: exaggerated features
Types of Satire
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Caricature: exaggerated features
Types of Satire
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Burlesque: ridiculous
exaggeration
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High: low ideas treated
highly
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Low: high ideas treated
lowly
Types of Satire
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News like material demonstrating
satire
http://www.theonion.com/content/
Reduction ad absurdum
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A method of argument carried to
extreme but has a logical conclusion,
some general idea in order to show it
falsity.
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The more sleep one gets the healthier
one is: therefore someone who has
sleeping sickness and sleeps for months
or someone in a coma is really in the
best of health
Types of Satire
Travesty: serious subject treated
frivolously, often religion
 Example: Mohammed used in Dutch
cartoons
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Types of Satire
Juxtaposition: placing things side by
side for a comparision
 Example: MAC vs PC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT3
_tiQZwwA
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Types of Satire
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Foil: juxtaposed characters
contrasting and completing each
other
Types of Satire
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Slapstick: physical burlesque
Types of Satire
Dystopia: perfectly un-perfect world
or existence
 Utopia: perfect world
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Types of Satire
Chaos: unpredictable, disjointed
events happen
 Example: Family Guy Miscellany
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Types of Satire
Mock: to treat with ridicule and
contempt
 Mockumentary: mocking through a
documentary style
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Types of Satire
Deprecation: to belittle
 Self-deprecation: belittling the self
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The Four Most Common:
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Exaggeration: To enlarge, increase,
or represent something beyond
normal bounds so that it becomes
ridiculous and its faults can be seen.
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Incongruity: To present things that
are out of place or are absurd in
relation to its surroundings.
Four Most Common (cont.)
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Reversal: To present the opposite of
the normal order (e.g., the order of
events, hierarchical order).
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Parody: To imitate the techniques
and/or style of some person, place, or
thing.
Works Cited
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Animal Farm Book Cover. N.d. Amazon. Web. 12 Dec. 2009.
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Legally Blonde DVD Cover. N.d. Amazon. Web. 12 Dec. 2009.
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