Harrison Bergeron Vocab + Satirical Devices

Front

Definition: paying close attention

Back

vigilance

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Definition of verbal irony

Back

Saying one thing but meaning another

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

Definition of a satirical device: To enlarge or represent something beyond normal bounds, making it ridiculous.

Back

Exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

Difficulty in speaking clearly

Back

Impediment

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

Definition of calibrate

Back

Make small adjustments for better performance

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Opposite of exaggeration

Back

understatement

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

Students' reaction to a mouse

Back

shrieked, shriek, shreik, shreek

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Front

Satirical device in the image

Back

Parody

Front

Cruel or unfair treatment by authority

Back

Oppression

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

Satirical device in the image

Back

Reversal

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6