Satirical Devices and Techniques Table of CONTEXT Absurdity ……………………………………………………………………... 1 Exaggeration ……………………………………………………………..….. 2 Farce ……………………………………………………………………..…... 3 Irony …………………………………………………………………………... 4 Malapropism ……………………………………………………………….... 5 Sarcasm ……………………………………………………………………... 6 Travesty ……………………………………………………………………….7 Understatement …………………………………………………………….. 8 Farce Definition: Light humorous play‚ exciting laughter
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11 English 5 October 13‚ 2012 If I could give an underclassman some advice‚ I would definitely give it about school‚ family‚ and relationships. As you grow up‚ you will soon realize how much time is worth; also‚ stay out of trouble! Nobody wants to be grounded when they could be out with their friends. My first piece of advice is to work hard in school. To be a good student‚ you must do your best in everything you do. Do your homework! Put all of your effort into each and every test
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Satirical elements in political cartoons are used entirely to promote issues within parliament; whether it be highlighting vices‚ personal prejudice or contentious decisions which loom over our society. The cartoonist‚ David Pope‚ has used established fantasy characters from the franchise “Harry Potter‚” in order to depict Malcolm Turnbull‚ Bill Shorten and Richard Di Natale as untrustworthy‚ immature and naïve children. Through the use of satirical devices including mockery and parody‚ captioning
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Advice to Parents Parents are usually the people that children look to for advice‚ but sometimes it is good to return the favor since nobody is perfect. As a teenager‚ if there are three pieces of advice to be given‚ they would be to stop spoiling children‚ to let them handle things on their own after a certain age‚ and not to ask children how there day was as soon as they set foot in the car. Parents just want to see their children happy. Therefore‚ they tend to give them what they
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Polonius’s Advice This short piece of the story of Hamlet‚ talks about how Polonius is giving some good advice to his son Leartes who is the king of Denmark and he teaches him three basic things before he leaves to travel to a foreign country. These three concepts are money‚ friendship and self-confidence. First‚ Polonius tells his son to be careful with money‚ which is an important advice for a young person who lacks of financial experience. I think this is a very important advice‚ especially
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Isn’t it weird how when someone makes a joke about a religion or race‚ some people get offended and some don’t. In Anjelah Johnson comedy piece she uses race in her jokes‚ and expresses how she can not speak Spanish. Anjelah effectively uses humor in her comedy piece‚ she gets the audience to laugh about how she really can not speak spanish. She embedded structure in her piece by using structure to warm the audience up for the funny jokes coming up after‚ and she also uses hysterical word choice
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stereotypes surrounding black people‚ speaking about how “[she] wants the publicist that the white guys use.that publicist kicks ass.” (1:21); she further elaborates by saying that “[the publicist for white guys] knows how to spin it” (1:28). With a satirical twist‚ she mentions how the white publicist is able to spin any story to prevent people from generalizing white individuals and thinking they’re all bad; additionally‚ this references the harmful biases and generalizations that have been associated
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the past couple of weeks we have been studying readings that pertain to Innocence and Experience. The readings that I have chosen to best represent these concepts are "Advice to My Son" by Peter Meinke and "Ex-Basketball Player" by John Updike‚ both readings deal with the Innocence and Experience of life. In the first poem "Advice to My Son" the author is trying to put emphasize how the words written can be applied to life. Also how choices have an impact on our life’s journey and ultimately how
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Andy Diaz “Advice to Youth” The Object of Mark Twain’s article is to point out that the youths of our society are being told to become just like everyone else and that discourages their individuality. He uses sarcasm‚ so that he can assume the role of an elder in society‚ the kind of people he attacks‚ which instructs younger people how to act. Mark Twain does an exemplary job in copying exactly the types of teachings for youth that have been passed down through the ages. The idea of respecting
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Poet: Amy Gerstler Title: Advice from a Caterpillar Part 1> Your visceral/gut level/emotional response to the poem after one (or two) readings. After reading the poem‚ I felt that it was very sassy. I interpreted it as a life lesson‚ and to never dwell on your past mistakes. The poem was short‚ sweet‚ and easily understood. I really enjoyed this poem; it reminded me of how I want to live my life. Part 2> Everything you can tease out about the way the poem is made: include details of
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