Satire

Exaggeration

To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen

Hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Absurdum

Taking something to an extreme to make a point

Understatement

diminishes statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Incongruity

To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings

Reversal

To present the opposite of the normal order (the order of events, standard order of something obvious.)

Situational Irony

A contrast between what is expected and what actually occurs.

Verbal Irony

When a writer or character says something but means the opposite

Sarcasm

The use of words that mean the opposite of what you really want to say especially in order to insult someone, to show irritation, or to be funny

Judgement

When character, intelligence, beliefs, decisions or preferences are questioned in a way that causes shame

Play/Wit

mockery, imitation, and clever humor

Misunderstanding

Intentional misinterpretation or misunderstanding of in a conversation, situation, or circumstance

Parody

To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing.

Satire

A literary genre that uses irony, wit, and sarcasm  to expose one of humanity’s vices and quirks

Direct

uses first person narration who directly addresses the reader or another character in the work

Indirect

does not present a direct condemnation but pokes fun at something through modes or presentation and representation. Exaggeration is highly used as well

Horatian Satire

• Tolerant, funny, sophisticated, witty, wise, self-effacing

• Aims to correct through humor

• Directs wit, exaggeration, and self-deprecating humor toward what it identifies as folly, rather than evil

Juvenalian Satire

• Angry, caustic, personal, relentless, bitter, serious 

• Provokes a darker kind of laughter; addresses social evil and points with contempt to the corruption of men and institutions through scorn, outrage, and savage ridicule.

• Often pessimistic, characterized by irony, sarcasm, moral indignation and personal invective, with less emphasis on humor