Satire

Satire

________ is a style of rhetoric that exposes vices and foolishness in people and society.

1. Horatian
2. Juvenalian
3. Menippean

What are the 3 types of satire?

Horatian Satire

Comical and offers light social commentary. It is meant to poke fun at a person or situation in an entertaining way.

Juvenalian

Dark, rather than comedic. It is meant to speak truth to power.

Menippean

Casts moral judgment on a particular belief, such as homophobia or racism. It can be comic and light, much like Horatian satire—although it can also be as stinging as Juvenalian satire.

Humor

The quality of being amusing or comical

Sarcasm

Mockery using irony to scorn or ridicule

Irony

The quality of having the opposite meaning or effect of what is stated or expected generally for a humorous effect or for emphasis

Hyperbole

Extreme exaggerations not meant to be taken literally for the sake of emphasis

Reversal

A change in direction or position

Parody

The imitation of another style for the sake of comedic effect

Incongruity

The quality of being out of place or inappropriate

Understatement

A statement that underplays or presents something as lesser than it truly is

Anecdote

A short story about a past event

Stereotype

A view or opinion of a broad group of people due to a specific trait

Allusion

A reference to something, generally literature, to connect or associate ideas

Diction

The choice of words used

Verbal Irony

A contradiction between what is literally stated and meaning