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Isnt it ironic?

• Satire, Irony, Sarcasm and more fun

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Whats the difference?

• Sarcasm- often an exaggerated form of irony. Its
  more obvious and meant to hurt someone
• Irony- is usually directed at a situation and
  usually isnt meant to hurt. Not meant to
  improve things, merely to observe the ridiculous
  situations people find themselves in
• Satire- ridiculing human weakness in order to
  bring about change- ultimately most satire is
  trying to draw attention to a situation in order
  to bring about change

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Satire

• A literary genre that uses irony, wit,
• and sometimes sarcasm to mock. Often shows
  problems with society, sometimes hopes to change
  them. Common targets of satire include
  individuals ("personal satire"), types of
  people, social groups, institutions, and human
  nature. Like tragedy and comedy, satire is
  often a mode of writing introduced into various
  literary forms it is only a genre when it is
  the governing principle of a work. Same with
  Irony
• Two major types
• Indirect- satire is communicated through
  characters in a situation- Ex. Huck Finn
• Direct-satire is directly stated
• Juvenalian- attacking, bitter, angry- Sicko
• Horatian- lighthearted, intended for fun- SNL
  sketches. Jay Leno

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Common Techniques of Satire

• Exaggeration- to enlarge, increase, or represent
  something beyond normal so that it becomes
  ridiculous and its faults can be seen
• Example chastity belt in Men in Tights
• Sub-type Caricature- an exaggeration or
  distortion of an individuals features or
  characteristics so extreme that the person looks
  ridiculous
• Think Obamas ears on political cartoons
• Incongruity- presenting things out of place or
  absurd in relation to their surroundings
• Example- combat boots on a prom queen

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More characteristics of satire

• Burlesque- imitating a serious work in a mocking
  way
• Example- mockumentaries, The Colbert Report,
  South Park
• Parody- a type of burlesque imitating the
  techniques or style of a particular work or
  author for comic effect, usually to ridicule or
  criticize the work, author or style. Can also
  apply to film, songs and paintings.
• Example- Austin Powers, Dance Flick, Spaceballs
• Reversal- the opposite of the normal way of doing
  things
• Example- the girl rescuing the boy, Shrek

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Basic Definition of Irony

• Irony- a contradiction or incongruity between
  appearance/expectation and realityEvents,
  situations, even how something is structured can
  all be ironic. When used repeatedly, an ironic
  tone can be created.

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Types of Irony

• Verbal (rhetorical) Irony-
• Most common
• Meant to be an obvious discrepancy in what a
  speaker says and what they believe
• Often they say the exact opposite of what they
  mean
• Examples- funny as a heart attack
• clear as mud oh yeah, I had a great day

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Situational Irony

• Created by events or situations rather than
  statements.
• People involved may not understand the irony.
• Examples-
• Gift of the Magi,
• the myth of King Midas
• winning the lottery and dying the next day- a la
  Alanis Morisettes Ironic

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Types of Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony- when the audience knows more than
  the characters do
• Wiley Coyote and Roadrunner
• Soap operas
• Tragic Irony- the consequences of the characters
  ignorance is catastrophic
• Hamlets murder of Polonius
• Socratic Irony- pretending to be dumb to ask
  innocent questions and get your opponent to wind
  up agreeing with you
• Used in legal-show interrogations

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Structural Irony

• Something separate from plot, but which creates a
  discrepancy to get audiences to question surface
  statements or appearances
• Often done by using a naïve or unreliable
  narrator. Readers distrust the narrators
  perceptions
• Example-
• SNL sketches
• Daily Show/Colbert Report
• The Great Gatsby