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Satire is a technique used by writers to expose foolishness or corruption usually using humor, irony, sarcasm and other techniques to get an audiences reaction. Satire usually is pointed towards political or social views. Down below there is more about satire.

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- Hyperbole
- Reversal
- Parody
- Incongruity
- Irony
- Sarcasm
- Understatement

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Is an exaggeration which makes the idea or situation seem ridiculous. Sometimes it is taken to an extreme.

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It uses words that takes the opposite of the literal meaning. Irony can also prove the difference between reality and visual appearance.

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A Parody is to intimate a person or situation for comedic purposes. It can also use other techniques as hyperbole, irony, etc.

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It is using irony to mock someone or something. Sarcasm is used in a more mean way to make fun of the situation or person.

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It can make the situation less important by using the technique of hyperbole. It is similar to hyperbole.

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It is a technique that puts usual things together that would not make sense. It makes the ordinary seem ridiculous.

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Is a technique to show the opposite of the normal. It also makes the audience consider what is "normal".

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1. Which book by Mark Twain lightly pokes fun at the adult world?

2. Which of the following books by Mark Twain is the best example of Horatian satire?

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About This Quiz & Worksheet

Twain is known as one of America's great satirists. This worksheet/quiz combination will test your ability to identify the works in which he used Horatian and Juvenalian satire and other related facts.

Quiz & Worksheet Goals

You will be quizzed on:

Which work by Twain features Horatian satire

What book in a given list was not written by Mark Twain

How Twain used Juvenalian satire and in which work

Skills Practiced

Knowledge application - use your knowledge of Twain's writings to identify a book in which he pokes gentle fun at the adult world

Interpreting information - verify that you can read and correctly interpret information about which of Twain's works most closely resembles Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal

Information recall - access the knowledge you've gained in order to identify a book not written by Mark Twain

Additional Learning

Study the lesson titled Mark Twain's Satire for more information. You should meet these objectives when you finish:

Describe and discuss Juvenalian and Horatian satire

Compare Twain's use of satire to other authors

Identify a modern example of Horatian satire

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1. Which book by Mark Twain lightly pokes fun at the adult world? 2. Which of the following books by Mark Twain is the best example of Horatian satire?