Elements
Notable Works
Types
General Information
100

The name of three elements of satire.

What are hyperbole, understatement, humor, sarcasm, parody, irony, incongruity, reversal, stereotypes, or etc.?

100

An example of a notable satirical work.

What are Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Fin, George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm, Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote, Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland, Saturday Night Live, the Simpsons, and etc.?

100
The three main types of satire.

What are Horatian, Juvenalian, and Menippean?

100

The use of humor, irony, and exaggeration to ridicule and expose flaws.

What is satire?

200

The purpose of parody and its synonym.

What is also called burlesque and exaggeratedly imitates the styles of others to mock them?

200

The type of satire George Orwell most commonly uses.

What is Juvenalian satire?

200

Horatian satire (description).

What focuses on criticizing societal flaws with lighthearted humor?

200

The two types of literary works/issues satire is often found in.

What are pop-culture media and political commentary / social and political issues?

300

The tone associated with satire.

What is mocking, scornful, derisive, or etc.?

300

Satire is commonly implemented in these drawings.

What are caricatures and political cartoons?

300

Juvenalian satire (description).

What evokes anger by aggressively scorning societal flaws?

300

Two synonyms of satire.

What are mockery, ridicule, derision, scorn, burlesque, and lampoon?

400

Another word for verbal irony (think of the meaning and connect it to another element with a similar meaning).

What is sarcasm?

400

The Simpson's uses this type of satire.

What is Horatian satire?

400

Menippean satire (description).

What type of satire criticizes mental attitudes and views?

400

The purpose of satire.

What is "effectively opens the audience's mind to controversial ideas to inspire change" described as?

500

The main element of satire used on the Jeopardy video clip.

What is parody?

500

Alice in Wonderland is a powerful example of this type of satire.

What is Menippean satire?

500

The major distinctions that you can use to differentiate types of satire.

What are: Juvenalian is aggressive and evokes anger; Horatian is lighthearted and evokes humor; and Menippean is judgmental and exposes flaws in mental attitude (and may evoke philosophical thoughts)?

500

Satire is not always meant to create ___, although this is often a result.

What is humor?