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April 3/4. Is used to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridiculeirony
Is used to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of
an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or
ridiculeirony It intends to improve humanity by criticizing. A
writer may point a satire toward a person, a country or even the
entire world. It usually makes things seem ridiculous. Satire
Review
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How is The Crucible a satire? Satire
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An understatement is -Portraying something as being smaller,
worse, or less important than it actually is. -Making the situation
seem less serious than it is. Understatement
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EXAMPLES: To say it rained a bit more than usual while
describing an area being flooded after a heavy rain fall. To say it
is a bit cold today when temperature is 5 degrees below the melting
point. Understatements in history -
http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/greatest-
understatements-of-all-time
http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/greatest-
understatements-of-all-time Understatement Examples
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You might say Albert Einstein had a good head for numbers. A
chef prepares a wonderful dinner and you proclaim, the food was
tolerable. Is this an example of understatement?
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An original model after which other things are similarly
patterned A character type or a representation of a recurring idea
Evokes strong associations to the reader. What is an
archetype?
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The Tragic Hero The Sullied Hero The Romantic Hero The
Temptress The Devil Figure The Scapegoat Types of Archetypes
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The tragic hero is the protagonist of a tragedy.
Characteristics of a tragic hero: Noble Stature : Must be in some
leadership position so that they can fall. Tragic Flaw: They must
fall due to some flaw in their own personality. Free Choice: The
tragic hero falls because he chooses one course of action over
another. The Tragic Hero
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The Punishment Exceeds the Crime : the audience must not be
left feeling that the tragic hero got what he deserved. Part of
what makes the action "tragic" is to witness the injustice of what
has occurred to the tragic hero. Hero has Increased Awareness : it
is crucial that the tragic hero come to some sort of an
understanding of what went wrong or of what was really going on
before he comes to his end. Characteristics of a tragic hero
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Rick Grimes The Walking Dead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh33XbqegJI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh33XbqegJI Examples
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The sullied hero is initially not someone we, as an audience,
look up tosomeone who because of a flaw is considered inferior in
some way. It is this fallibility that makes us identify with
him/her The Sullied Hero
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Characteristics: Brooding, dark, dreamy At odds with society
Not interested in authority or conformity Indulges-wallows in
his/her own feelings, uniqueness, and intuition Self-Centered. A
character of extremes Can be obsessive (with love or something
else) The Romantic Hero
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Quest for beauty of perfection Becomes consumed with the desire
of the unattainable. Longs for something more The past The
impossible Example Example Contd
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Characterized by sensuous beauty, this woman is one to whom the
protagonist is physically attracted and who ultimately brings about
his downfall. May appear as a witch or vampire The Temptress
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This character is evil incarnate. Sometimes offers worldly
goods, fame, or knowledge to the hero in exchange for possession of
the soul The Devil Figure
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Associated with dark and gloomy imagery Outcast Devil Figure
characteristics
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An animal, or more usually a human, whose death in a public
ceremony expiates some taint or sin of a community. They are often
more powerful in death than in life. A character that takes the
blame of everything bad that happens The Scapegoat