Satire & Theme
A type of writing in which the author pokes fun at people, ideas, organizations, or society's customs and values.
What is a central idea?
A main claim/main idea
Charged language is...
words and phrases with strong connotations intended to appeal to an audience's emotions rather than logic.
Rhetorical devices are...
Rhetorical devices are words and ideas that help writers emphasize ideas and call on the audience's emotions.
Rhetorical devices are used in persuasion to help writers sway the readers
The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, South Park, Family Guy, The Boys, etc.
The author's attitude toward the subject or the reader. Examples of tone: lighthearted, amused, sarcastic, bitter, etc. (think of The Simpsons or Saturday Night Live)
A seminal document is...
An instrumental (or very important) document in affecting the course of history. They change people's opinions through the writer's use of persuasion.
Restatement is...
Expressing the same message in different words to emphasize a point and make it clear.
3 types of rhetorical devices are...
parallelism, antithesis, and repetition
What is the point of satire?
The point of satire is to point out social problems in our lives.
Diction is...
An author's word choice. It can be formal, informal, casual, sophisticated, technical, and so on.
Which statement shows appeals to authority?
a. Although the Tigers were favored to win, the scoreboard told a different story.
b. If they had performed better and kept their focus, they would have won.
c. The former pro quarterback agreed that better blocking would have meant a win.
C. The former pro quarterback agreed that better blocking would have meant a win.
Charged language or Restatement?
"No innocent child should have to face the physical and emotional pains that result from a lack of nutritious food"
Charged language
Which of these is an example of antithesis?
a. Be kind. Be gentle. Be helpful.
b. Speech is silver, but silence is gold.
A. speech is silver, but silence is gold
Antithesis puts contrasting ideas near one another in order to emphasize their differences.
What does this idiom mean: "He let the cat out of the bag"
He told a secret
How was satire used in Harrison Bergeron?
Satire was used to critique equality and government control
The 3 types of rhetorical appeals are...
1. Appeals to logic
2. Appeals to emotion
3. Appeals to authority
Look at the words below. Do they have positive or negative connotations?
- strongest, freedom, equality
Positive
Keep your friends close; keep your enemies closer is an example of....
Anaphora. Anaphora is a type of parallelism in which grammatical structures repeat at the start of the word group.
Syntax is...
The way sentences are structured
What were some examples of handicaps used in Harrison Bergeron?
mental handicap radios, heavy weights, masks, etc.
Explain the 3 types of rhetorical appeals
1. Appeals to logic: using facts, details, or examples to sway the audience
2. Appeals to emotion: drawing on the feelings of the audience to gain sympathy
3. Appeals to authority: encourage the audience to trust the credibility of the writer through experience and reputation
Give us an example of a seminal document we read this unit
- "The Four Freedoms" speech, JFK's inaugural address
Parallelism is...
Parallelism is a rhetorical device that creates rhythm and emphasis through the use of single-word groups that have the same grammatical structure
An idiom is...
An expression that cannot be understood literally