Satire

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Satire
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Definition

• A literary work that ridicules its subject
  through the use of techniques such as
  exaggeration, reversal, incongruity, and/or
  parody in order to make a comment or criticism
  about it.

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First Type of Satire

• Formal
• In formal satire, the satiric voice speaks,
  usually in the first person, either directly to
  the reader or to a character in the written work.
• There are two types of formal satire Horatian
  and Juvenalian

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Horatian Satire

• Horatian Satire, named for the Roman poet,
  Horace, is gentle, urbane, smiling it aims to
  correct through gentle and sympathetic laughter.

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Horatian Satire
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Juvenalian Satire

• Juvenalian Satire, named for the Roman poet
  Juvenal, is biting, bitter, angry it points with
  contempt and moral indignation to the corruption
  and evil of human beings and institutions.

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Juvenalian Satire
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Second Type of Satire

• Indirect Satire
• In indirect satire, the satire is expressed
  through a narrative, and the characters or groups
  who are the focus of the satire are ridiculed not
  by what is said about them, but by what they
  themselves say and do.
• Much of the great literary satire is indirect.

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Examples of Indirect Satire

• The Simpsons
• Family Guy
• South Park
• Brave New World
• Great Expectations
• Scary Movie 1, 2 and 3
• Chappelles Show

• Clueless
• Saturday Night Live
• MAD TV.
• Naked Gun
• The Truman Show
• Scrubs
• Huckleberry Finn

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Four Techniques of Satire

• 1. Exaggeration
• To enlarge, increase, or represent something
  beyond normal bounds so that it becomes
  ridiculous and its faults can be seen.
• 2. Incongruity
• To present things that are out of place or are
  absurd in relation to its surroundings.
• 3. Reversal
• To present the opposite of the normal order
  (e.g., the order of events hierarchical order).
• 4. Parody
• To imitate the techniques and/or style of some
  person, place or thing.

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Exaggeration
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Incongruity
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Reversal
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Parody
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Horation or Juvenalian?
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Horation or Juvenalian?
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