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AP Language and Composition: Satire Techniques Flashcards

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6299511267SatireSarcasm, irony or wit used to ridicule or mock0
6299511268Types of SatireHoration: light-hearted, intended for fun Juvenalian: bitter, angry attacked1
6299511269ExaggerationTo enlarge, increase, or respresent something beyond normal bounds2
6299511270CaricatureThe exaggeration of a physical fault3
6299511271ParodyTo imitate the techniques/style of some person, place of thing4
6299511272IncongruityTo present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings (tone/purpose)5
6299511273IronyActual intent is expressed in words which carry the opposite meaning6
6299511274UnderstatementUndermining the importance of something7
6299511275Pun/InnuendoPlay-on-words8
6299511276EuphemismSugar coating a topic9
6299511277Charged dictionSpecific individual words that are provoking10
6299511278JuxtapositionComparing/contrasting two ideals11
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