Satirical Devices

Wesley saying "Truly, you have a dizzying intellect" to Vizzini in The Princess Bride is an example of...

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

"She never stops talking" is an example of...

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"You’re afraid of your own shadow!" is an example of...

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Someone saying "It seems to be raining a little" in the middle of a hurricane is an example of...

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

"The Pardoner's Tale" is an example of...

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A literary device where what is stated is often the opposite of what is meant

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Sneering disapproval often expressed as praise; i.e., someone who falls may be praised for his gracefulness

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A reversal of order, form, or another relationship; ideas and words within a sentence are reversed

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

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

• Hyperbole

• Reversal

• Inversion

• Parody

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The following quote is an example of which satirical element: "His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork." Mae West

• Invective

• Inversion

• Sarcasm

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6