Satirical Devices
Authored by Margaret Anderson
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An expression that conveys, verbally or through events, a reality different from the expectation. The surprise recognition by the audience usually produces a comic effect.
irony
hyperbole
understatement
litotes
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CCSS.L.8.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Deliberate exaggeration to achieve an effect: overstatement.
understatement
hyperbole
caricature
wit
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Intentionally present a situation as seemingly less important than it really is. This is the opposite of hyperbole.
parody
wit
caricature
understatement
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite.
sarcasm
litotes
invective
caricature
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An exaggeration or other distortions of an individual’s prominent features or characteristics to the point of making that individual appear ridiculous.
understatement
invective
parody
caricature
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Most commonly understood as a clever expression often time considered mocking someone.
sarcasm
invective
wit
parody
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Intentionally trying to ridicule someone. The goal is to hurt the other person. Sarcasm usually involves obvious verbal irony, achieving its effect by jeering stating the opposite of what is meant so as to heighten the insult.
irony
litotes
sarcasm
invective
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CCSS.RL.11-12.6
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