Humor Satire Irony

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

• True

• False

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

What satirical technique is being employed in this satire about the future?

• Exaggeration

• Irony

• reversal

What satirical technique is being employed?

• Exaggeration

• Irony

• reversal

What satirical technique is being employed?

• Exaggeration

• Irony

• reversal

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. 

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

Which of the following is the best definition of sarcasm

• using verbal irony with attitude

• being mean

• saying something to annoy other people

• being witty or clever

Which of the following is NOT an example of irony?

• A tall man is nicknamed “Shorty.”

• A best-selling author tells boring stories at dinner parties.

• The smart student fails the exam

• A left-handed person is nicknamed “Lefty"

Which satirical technique is used?

Jimmy “the Lock” was a master safe cracker. He could bust open any safe in the world in under an hour using a crow bar, stethoscope, drill, and sledgehammer. No lock could hold Jimmy, and that's why they called him "the Lock." Jimmy was scheduled to do a six-year stretch in Statesville for a bank job that got messy in suburbs, but he picked the lock to his cell and escaped. Now Jimmy was set up to get

the score of his life. He had the blueprints all laid out to do a job on an armored car diamond delivery. Gathering up all of his tools and gear, Jimmy headed out the door to meet his contact, Bobby the Rat. But when he got to his car, he couldn't find his keys. He patted down his pockets before he realized that he must have left them on his dresser. Jimmy went back to get his keys, but the door wouldn't open. Jimmy “the Lock” had locked himself out of his house and missed his opportunity to catch the

armored car.

• verbal irony

• exaggeration

• situational irony

• understatement