Satire Definitions
Satire:
A text that is intended to mock or make fun of a human flaw or vice. 'A Modest Proposal,' This is That, The Colbert Report, Last Week Tonight, The Beaverton.
Spoof:
A humorous imitation of something. Star Wars=Spaceballs
Sarcasm:
The use of irony to mock or convey contempt. Saying something nice when you mean the opposite. False Flattery.
“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” (Mark Twain)
Sneer:
To express scorn or contempt. To speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner.
IRONY
Dramatic Irony: When the audience knows something the characters do not.
e.g. Talking about baseball with a bomb under the table.
A text that is intended to mock or make fun of a human flaw or vice. 'A Modest Proposal,' This is That, The Colbert Report, Last Week Tonight, The Beaverton.
Spoof:
A humorous imitation of something. Star Wars=Spaceballs
Sarcasm:
The use of irony to mock or convey contempt. Saying something nice when you mean the opposite. False Flattery.
“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” (Mark Twain)
Sneer:
To express scorn or contempt. To speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner.
IRONY
Dramatic Irony: When the audience knows something the characters do not.
e.g. Talking about baseball with a bomb under the table.
Verbal Irony:
Verbal irony occurs when a speaker speaks something contradictory to what he intends to. It is an intentional product of the speaker and is contradictory to his/her emotions and actions.
Situational Irony:
Situational irony occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what happens. The outcome is opposite to what the audience is expecting.
Verbal irony occurs when a speaker speaks something contradictory to what he intends to. It is an intentional product of the speaker and is contradictory to his/her emotions and actions.
Situational Irony:
Situational irony occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what happens. The outcome is opposite to what the audience is expecting.