Introduce definitions for four techniques of satire:



Techniques of satire:

Exaggeration

To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen.

i.e. political cartoons

Incongruity (irony)

To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings.

i.e. a video is being shown of a typical high school classroom, but as it is panning around the room all of the sudden you see a clown; Tallest man in the world married to the shortest woman in the world.

Reversal

To present the opposite of the normal order (e.g., the order of events, hierarchical order).

i.e. Pink Panther or Scooby Doo’s gang solving crimes.

Parody

To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing.

i.e. the Scary Movie series, Saturday Night Live, “Two Wall Street business men on an escalator,” etc.

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