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Thats Funny!

• Comedic Devices and
• Social Commentary
• Adapted from
• http//www.casechicago.org/modules.php?name
• Newsfilearticlesid68new_topic3

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Satire

• Uses methods of ridicule and humor to comment on
  and to criticize human institutions and human
  folly.
• The purpose of satire is usually reform by making
  something seem so absurd and ridiculous that
  change is necessary.
• Mark Twain wrote that we have only one really
  effective weapon - laughter.

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There is a satirical spectrum that ranges from
HORATIAN SATIRE to JUVENALIAN SATIRE
Gentle
Biting
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Irony

• A way to express the difference between
  appearance and reality.
• Remember the Three Types of Irony
• Situational
• Verbal
• Dramatic

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Name that type of irony
Once upon a time, a blonde girl went into the
woods. She entered a funny little house, and she
was kinda hungry, so she ate a bowl of porridge
that was sitting on the table. Unfortunately for
her, it was poisoned and she died. Because
most people are familiar with the story of
Goldilocks and the Three Bears, this ending comes
as a bit of a surprise. This is situational
irony.
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Hyperbole (Overstatement)
A figure of speech that employs exaggeration in
order to emphasize the actual meaning.
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Hyperbole (Overstatement)
My backpack weighs a ton! (This emphasizes that
the students backpack is heavy, but it would be
unrealistic for a backpack to weight literally
2,000 pounds.)
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Litotes (Understatement)
A figure of speech in which what is actually
meant is expressed by lessening or negating the
full significance of the moment.
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Litotes (Understatement)
You visit a friend in the hospital who has a
broken leg and arm, as well as a concussion. 
When you ask him how he's doing, he says, Im
not feeling my best. "She's not the worlds
best speller."  gt  She's very poor at
spelling.
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Caricature
An exaggeration or other distortion of an
individuals prominent features or
characteristics to the point of making
that individual appear ridiculous.
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Caricature
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Wit
Clever expression or apt phrasing. Mark Twain
(American writer known for his wit) "It is
better to keep your mouth closed and let people
think you are a fool than to open it and remove
all doubt."
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Sarcasm

• Saying one thing but meaning another in a bitter
  or cutting speech, intended for humor.
• Sarcasm is a kind of verbal irony (although
  verbal irony does not have to be sarcastic).

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Sarcasm
Many of you are already quite familiar with
sarcasm Your boyfriend shows up in ripped jeans
and a stained t-shirt. With a smirk, you say,
"Oh! I see you really dressed up for our date."
      
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Ridicule
Words intended to belittle a person or idea and
arouse contemptuous laughter.
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Ridicule
During the October 22 Presidential Debate,
Obama mocked Romneys claims that that he had run
down the armed forces to levels not seen since
early in the 20th Century. You mentioned
the navy, for example, and that we have fewer
ships than we did in 1916. Well, governor, we
also have fewer horses and bayonets because the
nature of our militarys changed, he said to
laughter from the audience. We have these
things called aircraft carriers where planes land
on them. We have these ships that go underwater,
nuclear submarines. So the question is not a
game of Battleship where were counting ships.
Its, what are our capabilities?
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Parody
An imitation of the style of an author or work
for comic effect and ridicule. Heres an
example of a visual parody
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Original(Smokings bad for your health, in case
you havent heard.)
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Parody
CAUTION He died with his boots on. DONT SMOKE!
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Invective
Speech or writing that abuses, denounces, or
attacks. It can be directed against a person,
cause, idea, or system. It employs a heavy use of
negative language.
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Invective
A song, composed by Dr. Seuss for the animated
version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas
You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch,You're a nasty
wasty skunk,Your heart is full of unwashed
socks, your soul is full of gunk, Mr. Grinch.The
three words that best describe you are as
follows, and I quote,"Stink, stank, stunk"!