Satire GT

Horation

mild, poking gentle fun at its target, and the author sees the topic

s/he’s satirizing as more foolish than evil

Juvenalian

Rhe ridicule is savage, and the satirist sees the issue s/he’s satirizing as urgent and

severe, possibly evil

Mockery

making fun of something

Sarcasm

harsh or directed comments in which waht it is said is the opposite of what is meant

Example of Litotes

ironic exaggeration in a bad way

Ex. Michael Jordan’s not a bad ball player

Litotes

ironic exaggeration in a negative form

Bathos

moving from the serious to the rvery quickly

Mock Heroic

Imitation (exaggeration and distortion) of

literary epic style

Burlesque

Comedy characterized by ridiculous

exaggeration and distortion; discrepancy

between subject matter and style

Lampoon

writing that ridicules and satirizes a person in a bitter, scurrious materials

Inversion

Something good is bad and anythign thats bad coul dbe good

Paradox

strongly contradictory statement that may acutally be ture