Satire Review

The main purpose of Satire is to...

• Agree with something
• Make people laugh
• Criticize something
• To bring about change

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How does satire attempt to improve individuals or society?

• By modeling correct thought and behavior
• By ridiculing flaws and follies
• By praising achievements and honors
• By explicitly explaining the difference between right and wrong

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Which of the four strategies of satire refers to imitating another’s technique or style?

• Hyperbole
• Reversal
• Inversion
• Parody

Which of the following is NOT is not one of the essential elements of satire?

• Making fun of an idea, person, or institution
• Use of irony
• Making a broader point about society, culture, politics, etc.
• All of the above are essential elements

The outcome is opposite of what is expected to happen

• dramatic irony
• situational irony
• reversal
• caricature

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A literary technique where that author has characters say or do things in a way that the reader knows is ironic, but the characters don’t

• Irony
• Dramatic Irony
• Satire
• Sarcasm

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• Parody
• Verbal Irony
• Sarcasm
• Dramatic Irony

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• Sarcasm
• Verbal Irony
• Parody
• Dramatic Irony

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Why is this ironic? 

• It is not ironic.
• People go to the gym to burn calories, not be lazy. 
• Fitness is misspelled. 
• The escalators are not working. 

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What's an example of verbal irony?

• Chanting, "You're an awesome athlete!" to an Olympian
• Saying, "Good job!" to someone who just rear ended a car
• When the sun is shining and the birds are singing, you say, "Nice weather we're having, right?"
• All of the above

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