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Isn’t it ironic?. Satire, Irony, Sarcasm and more fun. What’s the difference?. Sarcasm- often an exaggerated form of irony. It’s more obvious and meant to hurt someone - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Isn’t it ironic?
Satire, Irony, Sarcasm and more fun
What’s the difference? Sarcasm- often an exaggerated form of
irony. It’s more obvious and meant to hurt someone
Irony- is usually directed at a situation and usually isn’t meant to hurt. Not meant to improve things, merely to observe the ridiculous situations people find themselves in
Satire- ridiculing human weakness in order to bring about change- ultimately most satire is trying to draw attention to a situation in order to bring about change
Satire A literary genre that uses irony, wit, and sometimes sarcasm to mock.
Often shows problems with society, sometimes hopes to change them. Common targets of satire include individuals ("personal satire"), types of people, social groups, institutions, and human nature. Like tragedy and comedy, satire is often a mode of writing introduced into various literary forms; it is only a genre when it is the governing principle of a work. Same with Irony
Two major types Indirect- satire is communicated through characters in a situation- Ex.
Huck Finn Direct-satire is directly stated
• Juvenalian- attacking, bitter, angry- Sicko• Horatian- lighthearted, intended for fun- SNL sketches. Jay
Leno
Common Techniques of Satire
Exaggeration- to enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal so that it becomes ridiculous and it’s faults can be seen Example “chastity belt” in Men
in Tights Sub-type: Caricature- an
exaggeration or distortion of an individual’s features or characteristics so extreme that the person looks ridiculous
• Think Obama’s ears on political cartoons
Incongruity- presenting things out of place or absurd in relation to their surroundings Example- combat boots on a
prom queen
More characteristics of satire
Burlesque- imitating a serious work in a mocking way• Example- mockumentaries, The Colbert Report, South Park
Parody- a type of burlesque imitating the techniques or style of a particular work or author for comic effect, usually to ridicule or criticize the work, author or style. Can also apply to film, songs and paintings. • Example- Austin Powers, Dance Flick, Spaceballs
Reversal- the opposite of the normal way of doing things Example- the girl rescuing the boy, Shrek
Basic Definition of Irony Irony- a contradiction or
incongruity between appearance/expectation and reality
Events, situations, even how something is structured can all be ironic. When used repeatedly, an ironic tone can be created.
Types of Irony Verbal (rhetorical) Irony-
Most common Meant to be an obvious
discrepancy in what a speaker says and what they believe
Often they say the exact opposite of what they mean
Examples- “funny as a heart attack”
• “clear as mud” “oh yeah, I had a great day”
Situational Irony Created by events or
situations rather than statements.
People involved may not understand the irony.
Examples- “Gift of the Magi”, the myth of King Midas winning the lottery and
dying the next day- a la Alanis Morisette’s “Ironic”
Types of Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony- when the audience knows more than the characters do Wiley Coyote and Roadrunner Soap operas
Tragic Irony- the consequences of the character’s ignorance is catastrophic Hamlet’s murder of Polonius
Socratic Irony- pretending to be dumb to ask innocent questions and get your opponent to wind up agreeing with you Used in legal-show interrogations
Structural Irony Something separate from plot, but which
creates a discrepancy to get audiences to question surface statements or appearances
Often done by using a naïve or unreliable narrator. Readers distrust the narrator’s perceptions
Example- SNL sketches Daily Show/Colbert Report The Great Gatsby
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