1 / 9

Satire!

Satire!. Write this down:

ekram
Download Presentation

Satire!

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Satire! Write this down: A captivating and tedious lecture regarding an introduction to the definitions, applications, and vital statistics thereof contained within multiple literary genres and media outlets, a knowledge of which are essential to the successful post-secondary student in the Language Arts Category of the Ontario Model Content Standards Curriculum. Got it?

  2. Satire Laughter with Knives!

  3. Why are these funny?

  4. Satire! • In satire, human or individual vices, follies, abuses or shortcomings are held up to find fault with by means of ridicule, mockery, irony, or other methods, ideally with the intent to bring about improvement. Although satire is meant to be funny, the purpose of satire is not primarily humorin itself so much as an attack on something of which the author strongly disapproves, using the weapon of wit. • Um…can somebody paraphrase?

  5. Hmm…is this the answer to number two? • Satire: Making fun of some aspect of culture, society, and/or human nature to hopefully improve it.

  6. Satire vs. Comedy • How is satire special, or somehow superior to plain ol’ comedy? • Comedy evokes laughter mainly as an end in itself, while satire derides • In a sense, satire uses laughter as a weapon, and against an object that exists outside the work itself

  7. Two Types of Satire • Formal (or Direct) Satire • The satiric persona (the speaker in the literary work) speaks out in the first person • This “I” may address the reader or character within the work itself • Indirect Satire • Cast in some other literary form than that of direct address to the reader/audience • Often a fictional narrative, in which the objects of the satire are characters who make themselves and opinions ridiculous or obnoxious by what they think, say, and so, are sometimes made even more ridiculous by the author’s comments and narrative style • Which type is Gulliver’s Travels? • How does Gulliver’s narrative amplify the ridiculous nature of Liliputian beliefs and practices?

  8. Analysing Satire in 5 Easy Steps • What is the tone of the satire? (grim, cheerful, sardonic, mock serious, optimistic, etc.) 2. What type of satire is this (direct vs. indirect)? 3. What is the writer satirising (what aspect of society are they trying to criticise? 4. What is the writer’s purpose in satirising this subject (what do they want to change?) 5. What literary techniques does the writer use in this satire? (hyperbole, understatement, irony, humour, etc.)

  9. Can You AnalyseGulliver’s Travels? 1. With a partner, look through what we have read so far in Gulliver’s Travels, and find one passage that you think is satirical? 2. Create a poster explaining your analysis of the satire. On the poster, you should have : • The passage • Steps 1-5 • At least two interesting graphics that relate to your content. • You will present your poster to the class so make it pretty!

More Related