SatireRidicule aimed at a target, and the two traditions it comes…10th GradeHORATIANGentle, playful mockeryAims to amuse while nudgingSympathetic to human follyLight toneMost modern comedy sketchesJUVENALIANBitter, savage attackAims to provoke outrageContemptuous of its targetDark toneSwift's A Modest ProposalTHE DIFFERENCE THAT MATTERSBoth use irony and exaggeration. The difference is whether thewriter is smiling or furious.Satire always has a target. Without one it is just humour.Satirewww.littleactivity.com

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Literacy · 10th Grade

Satire

Ridicule aimed at a target, and the two traditions it comes in.

How to use it

Ask what is being criticised. If you cannot name a target, it is probably just comedy.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
10th Grade
Ages
15–16
Subject
Literacy
Pages
1

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