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Satire and the 18 th Century!

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Satire and the 18 th Century!. Definition of Satire. A literary work that ridicules its subject through the use of techniques such as exaggeration, reversal, incongruity, and/or parody in order to make a comment or criticism about it. Elements of Satire. Exaggeration - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Satire and the 18th Century!

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Definition of Satire

A literary work that ridicules its subject through the use of techniques such as exaggeration, reversal, incongruity, and/or parody in order to make a comment or criticism about it.

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Elements of Satire

ExaggerationTo enlarge, increase, or represent something

beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen. 

Princess Fiona fights and successfully defeats Robin Hood and all of his Merry Men without any help and without any weapons.

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Elements of Satire

IncongruityTo present things that are out of place or are

absurd in relation to its surroundings. Princess Fiona uses her ponytail to deliver a

knockout punch to one of the Merry Men. While frozen in a mid-air martial arts kick, Princess Fiona pauses to fix her disheveled hair before knocking out two of the Merry Men.

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Elements of Satire

ReversalTo present the opposite of the normal order.The roles of the hero and the damsel in

distress have been reversed. In this clip, it is Princess Fiona, the rescuee, who fights and defeats the foe.

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Elements of Satire

ParodyTo imitate the techniques and/or style of

some person, place, or thing.The fight scene is an exaggerated imitation of

the martial arts style and special effects used in movies such as The Matrix and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

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Satire

Usually uses one of the four elements to point out inconsistencies, hypocrisies or disparities in society or politics.

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18th Century Satire

Criticized their social conditions and governments then, just as we do today

Jonathan Swift – the Jon Stewart of the 18th century

Irish18th C.

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18th Century Life

What was Swift satirizing? High class culture and excess Avoidance and Ignorance of plight of the poor

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18th Century Society

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18th Century Society

English Landlords owned most property in Ireland.

English forced high taxes on Irish.

VERY HIGH TAXES!

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18th Century Society

Many Irish farmers couldn’t afford rent for the land.

Starvation was widespread. Beggars and starving children filled the

streets.

Swift decided he had the perfect solution…

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