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    Satire: Pc Hyperbole

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    content in the video Satire: PC‚ the video basically illustrates the topic of politically correctness through quotidian conversations between two high-school students. One of the students gets shackled by a shock collar from the third student‚ who performs a supervisor. The supervisor makes the shock collar beep whenever the student discusses something politically incorrectly; for example‚ the supervisor says “You can’t say ugly. You have to say visually challenging.” (Satire: PC) Utilizing “visually

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    The Great Gatsby as a Satire Satire is an implement used by authors to point out a flaw of society or group of people in general. There are different levels of satire that the author can use. For example‚ the author may employ a type a formal satire known as Juvenalian satire. Here‚ the writer points out a subject with anger and contempt for it in a bitter fashion. There is also the contrasting form of Juvenalian satire called Horatian satire. Here‚ the writer points out a subject with

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    Many satires use irony and/or humor to entertain their audience while at the same time present a serious topic. The satires “The Little Girl and the Wolf‚” and “The Princess and the Tin Box” both by James Thurber‚ use the literary techniques of irony/humor in order to expose a serious message. In “The Little Girl and the Wolf” Thurber changes the plot-line of the fairy-tale “Little Red Riding Hood.” In his “The Princess and the Tin Box” Thurber changes the princess’ actions than what the reader

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    Have you ever seen Jay Leno or Mad TV over exaggerate or mock the society? If you’re up late enough and have‚ then‚ you probably encountered the works of satire. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn uses a great deal of satire. The author‚ Mark Twain‚ uses satire against religion‚ government‚ and society in general. I believe that without satire in the media‚ there wouldn’t be enough humor. Throughout the novel‚ we meet people whose live were ruined by alcoholism. Huck’s father is a drunken‚ abusive

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    Satire in Huck Finn

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    considered an uneducated boy who is constantly under pressure to conform to the civilized aspects of society. Jim‚ who accompanies Huck‚ is a runaway slave seeking freedom from the world that has denied it to him for so long. In his novel‚ Twain uses satire to demonstrate many of civilizations problems. In the beginning of the story‚ Huck sneaks away from his home to play with Tom Sawyer and his friends. The boys start a gang and decide that one of the things they will do is kidnap people‚ and hold them

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    Satire and Happy People

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    should be in the form of complete sentences. 1. What is the issue Twain is satirizing?  Twain’s satire is that he wants the kids to take his advice and learn from it. Normally you get advice to be patient and diligent in college or when you get a career‚ but in this case he gives you this advice to become a batter liar in a humorous and entertaining way. 2. What techniques does Twain use to create his satire?  He uses parody‚ wit‚ irony‚ hyperbole and understanding. 3. What is the issue McCullough is

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    Juvenalian and Horatian Satire "Satire is a sort of glass‚ wherein beholders do generally discover everybody ’s face but their own; which is the chief reason for that kind of reception it meets in the world‚ and that so very few are offended with it." Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)‚ Anglo-Irish satirist. The Battle of the Books‚ Preface (written 1697; published 1704). Satire is known as the literary style which makes light of a subject‚ diminishing its importance by placing it in an amusing

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    Canterbury Tales Satire

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    Satire is defined as the use of humor‚ exaggeration‚ or irony to describe someone. In “The Canterbury Tales” written by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ satire is used often. CHaucer uses satire to describe a Prioress (nun)‚ a Cook‚ and a Friar. Compared to these people today‚ the features Chaucer gives them do not match up. To begin with‚ Chaucer uses satire to describe a nun. “Her way of smiling very simple and coy” (Chaucer 123). By saying this‚ he is saying that the nun is flirtatious. A nun is a woman who

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    Mac Flecknoe as a Satire

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    Written about 1678 and  published in 1682 Mac Flecknoe (full title: Mac Flecknoe; or‚ A satyr upon the True-Blew-Protestant Poet‚ T.S.[1]) is a verse mock-heroic satire written by John Dryden. It is a direct attack on Thomas Shadwell‚ another prominent poet of the time. As an English poet‚ John Dryden is classified as classic writer. When compared to romantic verses‚ Dryden’s poems‚ found lacking that love of nature. His verses are commonly simple. He loved to apply intellectual approach. Brower

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    Satire in 1984

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    How does Orwell use 1984 to criticize and satirise societies and religions Orwell uses ‘1984’ in many ways; it is more than just a novel. He satirises society and religion through his use of imagery and also by the actions and feelings of the characters in the novel. Big Brother can serve as a metaphorical representation of many things‚ God‚ totalitarianism‚ Stalin and other historical figures‚ or simply as a form of control. This illustrates Orwell’s ability to critique organisations through

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