Targets
of Satire
Objective:
Students will be able to identify a work as a satire,
identify the object of ridicule of the satire, and the various techniques of the satirist.
From ancient times satirists have shared a common aim: to expose foolishness in all its guises — vanity, hypocrisy, pedantry, idolatry, bigotry, sentimentality — and to effect reform through such exposure. The many diverse forms their statements have taken reflect the origin of the word satire, which is derived from the Latin satura, meaning "dish of mixed fruits," hence a medley.
From ancient times satirists have shared a common aim: to expose foolishness in all its guises — vanity, hypocrisy, pedantry, idolatry, bigotry, sentimentality — and to effect reform through such exposure. The many diverse forms their statements have taken reflect the origin of the word satire, which is derived from the Latin satura, meaning "dish of mixed fruits," hence a medley.
a. society and its institutions
b. types of people
c. a particular person
d. a place (city, state, nation)
Vehicles
of Satire
1. art
2. music
3. poetry, prose
4. drama, films
5. cartoons / comic strips
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