Satire

After realizing that the blog function does not support pictures, I would ask that if you are trying to critique a cartoon, please print it out and bring it to class along with your response. If you are going to critique a skit, video, or article just start a new post, attach the link to the article, and include your answers in the post.

For satirical articles, I would check out: www.theonion.com www.thespoof.com

If you're a "sports person," you might be interested in the following website: www.deadspin.com

There are plenty of other sites dedicated to satire; feel free to search the internet for topics/sites that seem interesting to you.


 * Analyzing Satire **
 * Find two pieces of satire and answer the following questions for each.**

1. Whom or what is the piece criticizing?

2. In what specific ways does it mock its subject? (Refer to the list of satirical forms below)

3. As the audience, are we being asked to reconsider the way we think about anything? If so, what?


 * Parody** is the simple imitation of a style—for example, comedians who imitate politicians’ voices or gestures simply parody that person.


 * Irony-** a [|literary] or [|rhetorical device], in which there is a gap or incongruity between what a speaker or a writer says and what is generally understood


 * Sarcasm ** - is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing.


 * Exaggeration –** to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately