English III

1. English III May 14, 2013 Ms. Roule

2. Bellringer • Write a sentence correctly using the word encumbrance.

3. Agenda Bellringer Notes– Satire and Jonathan Swift “A Modest Proposal” – listen and respond

4. Satire • The use of sarcasm, irony, exaggeration or the like in exposing, denouncing or ridiculing vice, folly, etc. • A literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly or vice are held up to scorn, ridicule or derision

5. Types of Satire: Horatian • Named for the Roman satirist Horace (65–8 BCE) • Playfully criticizes some social vice through gentle, mild, and light-hearted humour. It directs wit, exaggeration, and self-deprecating humour toward what it identifies as folly, rather than evil. Horatian satire's sympathetic tone is common in modern society.

6. Types of Satire: Juvenalian • Named after the Roman satirist Juvenal (late 1st century – early 2nd century CE), is more contemptuous and abrasive than the Horatian. • Addresses social evil through scorn, outrage, and savage ridicule. This form is often pessimistic, characterized by irony, sarcasm, moral indignation and personal invective, with less emphasis on humor.

7. A Modest Proposal • Juvenalian satire – not so much about humor as it is about criticizing society through sarcasm and exaggeration • Guided Reading Questions – Classroom set of questions, please don’t take with you! Due Wednesday! • Links to text posted online • Questions also posted online