Satire
Satire is a style of rhetoric that exposes vices and foolishness in people and society. Many works of satire aim to create political or social change.
Horatian Satire - comic 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
SOAPSTone is a technique used that can allow one to better understand a text
Speaker - Who is speaking and telling the story.
Occasion - What is the context? What is the setting? What prompted this text?
Audience - Who is the audience? Who is this made for?
Purpose - Why did the author write this?
Subject - What is it about?
Tone - What is the tone?
Satire is a style of rhetoric that exposes vices and foolishness in people and society. Many works of satire aim to create political or social change.
Horatian Satire - comic 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
SOAPSTone is a technique used that can allow one to better understand a text
Speaker - Who is speaking and telling the story.
Occasion - What is the context? What is the setting? What prompted this text?
Audience - Who is the audience? Who is this made for?
Purpose - Why did the author write this?
Subject - What is it about?
Tone - What is the tone?
