Irony, Sarcasm, Understatement

A pun ...

• is a form of poetry

• is when words with the same sounding beginning are used

• is a word that mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to

• is the creation of humour through multiple meaning or similar sounding words

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What rhetorical device is being used in the image?

• Innuendo

• Oxymoron

• Irony

• Paradox

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Sneering disapproval often expressed as praise is...

• Understatement

• Hyperbole

• Sarcasm

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What rhetorical device is being used in the image?

• Understatement

• Satire

• Irony

• Overstatement

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

What satirical technique is being employed?

• Exaggeration

• Irony

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What rhetorical device is being used in the image?

• Sarcasm

• Parody

• Overstatement

• Understatement

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

True or False: every piece of writing that is meant to be funny is ALSO a satire

• True

• False

True or false: a satire uses humor to critique something that is wrong with society

• True

• False

What is this image satirizing?

• the overuse of technology today
• the danger of playgrounds
• the lack of education for young children
• the expense of iPhones today