Sashanka S. Das‚ 4028‚ B.A. (H)‚ English‚ IInd year Q. Write on John Dryden’s ‘Mac Flecknoe’ as a satire. A. John Dryden’s Mac Flecknoe‚ as part of his corpus of satirical verse‚ is a short piece‚ and not as overtly political as‚ say‚ Absalom and Achitophel. It does aim to censure through indirect ridicule rather than direct condemnation‚ but‚ being a censorious poem directed specifically at an individual subject‚ Dryden’s literary rival Thomas Shadwell‚ it seems more a lampoon‚ as defined
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his survival. The satirical nature of the story begins right at the start of the tale when the narrator begins to explain the character of Gulliver and the qualities he posses. From that point forward the mock-heroic style of writing has begun and his journey across the sea can be compared to epic journeys such as Odysseus’‚ and all the life threatening obstacles he must overcome. Once the journey is even complete‚ their returns to their home are even comparable in a satirical manor. The theme
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Musicians all use satire successfully. Some satirical texts include: Scary Movie - Exaggerates the techniques used by horror movies to scare the responder Austin Powers – Sexism Towards Women‚ Ridicules escapes of the spy and stupidity of the evil villain. This is Spinal Tap – The Excess of Modern Musicians Songs by Weird Al - The Excess of Modern Musicians‚ simplicity and immaturity in lyrics of modern music. The most frequently used satirical techniques are irony‚ sarcasm‚ burlesque‚ and
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types of comedy instead of just one style such as slapstick or gags. The musical did a great job in mixing both so not only did they fit well but were also funny. Finally‚ Reefer Madness did a great job in mixing realism and expressionism to form a satirical comedy that not only pokes fun but conveys a deeper message of the dangers of being easily swayed. The mixing of these two isms helped express what the characters were going through‚ their feelings and senses. It lets the viewers see the inner struggle
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keep the old bumper cars” and “hold[ing] a tattered stuffed animal from the shuttered ring toss stand.” All of these together create an image of what is supposed to occur and happen. Also‚ with all the added expectations of Obama it adds to the satirical image of Obama in the article. Can you imagine our president‚ Obama‚ scaling a fence and emerging with a stuffed animal? No‚ that is just not something that is going to happen in real
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In his poem How to Write the Great American Indian Novel‚ Sherman Alexie uses imagery‚ repetition‚ and a satirical tone to depict some typical Native American stereotypes. Alexie uses nature imagery when proposing how men and women should be described in an American Indian novel. He writes that an Indian woman’s body should be compared to “brown hills‚ mountains‚ fertile valleys‚ dewy grass‚ wind‚ and clear water.” Through this‚ he seems to be making the point that authors tend to only use nature
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art of seduction has been accomplished in numerous ways throughout history and has always remained dependent on the assumed appeal of the person being seduced. In Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 130”‚ the genre of Carpe Diem was exemplified with a largely satirical approach. In doing so‚ the speaker tried to appeal to his mistress by appealing to ethos with Aristotle’s first version of ethos‚ appeal of your own good character‚ more specifically‚ will-power or arete‚ as well as Aristotle’s second version of
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emphasizes racism in the excerpt to show its crudeness brought on by the people in Southern white society‚ and is trying to open the eyes of the people to what is really happening‚ or what he thinks is happening. In using Pap to project this ideology‚ satirical irony is prominent in the fact that Pap‚ himself‚ represents the lowest class in society. Furthermore‚ after Pap describes his pushing the free black man off the sidewalk‚ he states‚ “I says to the people‚ why ain’t this nigger put up at auction
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Finn‚ Mark Twain uses satire to mock many different aspects of the modern world. Despite the fact that many critics have accused Mark Twain’s novel of promoting racism‚ through close analysis of the text‚ it becomes remarkably clear that Twain is satirical in his writing as he ridicules slavery and the racist attitudes prevalent in his day. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written shortly after the Civil War‚ in which slavery was one of the key issues. But while Mark Twain’s father had slaves
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Lilliputians are tiny‚ six-inch tall people who are filled with self-importance and possess all the petty vices and follies of humankind: greed‚ hypocrisy‚ selfishness‚ and moral corruption. They provide Swift with the opportunity to make the implicit satirical point that in the greater scheme of things‚ humans‚ who delude themselves that they are at the pinnacle of creation‚ are in reality ridiculous and insignificant. In spite of their small size‚ however‚ they are capable of doing a great deal of harm
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