Satirical Devices

What is a literary form that uses humor to criticize or judge a specific target and bring about change or awareness?

• Irony

• Satire

• Parody

• Symbolism

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What is a satirical device that imitates its target in a playful, mocking way?

• Symbolism

• Irony

• Exaggeration

• Parody

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This statement is an example of what type of satirical device: After winning the gold medal in the race, Julio looked at the reporter and stated, “Well, I guess I did okay.”

• hyperbole

• understatement

• parody

• grotesque

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Which of the following satirical devices means something that seems like it would never happen but could?

• grotesque

• exaggeration

• irony

• absurdity

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the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices

• satire

• tragic flaw

• parody

• personification

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Writing that comments humorously on human flaws, ideas, social customs, or institutions in order to change them.

• irony

• imagery

• satire

• dialect

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a work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of life to a humorous effect. It targets human vices and follies, or social institutions and conventions. serious ont eh surface; humorous when you discover its not realisty and serious wihen you discern the underlying point of the author.

• satire

• sarcasm

• irony

• genre

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What is the name for a piece of literature, art or media that uses humour, irony, sarcasm or exaggeration to criticise someone or something?

• Poetry

• Comedy

• Satire

• Oxymoron

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To present things that are out of place or absurd.

• sarcasm

• incongruity

• understatement

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Write the literary device being described in the definition below. Criticism of human misconduct and ridicule of vices, stupidities, and follies. Satire is always for the purpose of getting those bad-behaving humans to change their ways to make society better for everyone.

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