Satire Quiz

What is the definition of Satire?

• a literary form in which human kindness are shown through the use of figuratrive language.

• a literary form in which human follies or vices are held up to ridicule or score.

• a literary form in which the author reveals a hidden message of the character.

• a literary form in which the characters banter with each other back and forth.

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What are examples of modern day satircical works?

• NBC News

• Greys Anatomy

• Saturday Night Live

• Family Fued

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Satire often uses _______________ with an edge.

• Seriousness

• Frankness

• humor

• ridicule

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Satire is inspired by ...

• current events

• past experiences

• present situations

• special circumstances

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In the movie Shrek what does Reversal mean?

• When we go back in time to find the right response to a situation.

• When we make fun of someone and then apologize

• What happens next is the opposite of what we expect.

• When the characters correct the mistakes that they made to change the situation.

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True or False: Satire uses edgy humor in an attempt to reform or change human behaviors or values.

• True

• False

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What is Incongruity ?

• What is not in place may be what is needed.

• What is out of place seems absurd.

• What is developing in the story

• What is the rising action of a story.

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Major devices of satire include...

• Simili, Homophone, Metaphor, Parody

• Resonation, Imagery, Flashback, Irony

• Allegory, Motif, Foreshadowing, Hyperbole

• Parody, Understatement, Exaggeration, Irony

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Some satire contains _________________ extreme exaggerations.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Motif

• Allegory

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The definition of Irony is

• Techniques that writers use to create a special and pointed effect in their writing, to convey information, or to help readers

• The essential tools that a poet uses to create rhythm, enhance a poem's meaning, or intensify a mood or feeling

• The tension between what the audience expects to happen and what actually happens

• A piece of writing in which a particular set of letters—typically the first letter of each line, word, or paragraph

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