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AP Language: Irony and Satire Flashcards

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8480696290dramatic irony0
8480696291verbal ironywhen a character's speech is not meant to be taken seriously1
8480698190situational ironyA discrepancy in the setting or situation that is not what you expect2
8480702369socratic ironySocrates taught his students by pretending to be ignorant about the subjects his students were discussing in order to get them to think on their own - when the arguer ironically takes a position he or she does not actual hold in order to push an argument to its limits3
8480702370direct satiredirectly stated by satirists4
8480706065indirect satirecommunicated through characters in a narrative5
8480706068horatian satireThis satire characterized by gentle, urbane comedy that corrects through sympathetic laughter6
8480706066juvenalian satireThis type of satire is bitter, angry, contemptuous, and full of indignation7
8480711334ambiguitywhen the meaning of something is unclear and it may mean more than one thing8
8480713606caricaturethe exaggeration of a physical feature or trait9
8480716722burlesquethe ridiculous exaggeration of language10
8480716724exaggerationTo enlarge, increase, or represenet something beyond normal bounds so that is becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen11
8480722249diminutiontaking real life situation and reducing it to make it riduclous and showcase its faults; "reduction"12
8480738433distortiontaking something out of its ordinary surroundings sometimes to reveals its idiocy or inadequacies13
8480745710farcea narrative in which the ridiculous characters in the situation are exaggerated and the outcomes of the plot are absurd; a comedy14
8480752666incongruityto present things that are out of place or absurd to their surroundings15
8480756593innuendoan implied remark that disparages another's reputation16
8480760089invectivea direct insult; a longer version is a diatribe (a rant)17
8480766596knaves and foolsThese clowns of satire are exaggerations of our follies; taken to the extreme, their ridiculous behavior still rings true and we see in them something of ourselves (element of farce)18
8480777554malapropismabsurd or humorous mistake of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound19
8480781868oxymoronwords or phrases used together that present a paradox20
8480784922parodyto imitate techniques and/or style of some person, place or thing, mimicking the techniques and or style in order to ridicule the original21
8480792688reductionto belittle the satirical target, reducing power or stature (Caricature is one way to reduce status, since it makes the target look ridiculous or silly)22
8480802813reversalto present the opposite of the normal order. - can focus on the order of events or can focus on hierarchical order23
8480811976understatementthe opposite of exaggeration, understatement does basically the same thing - it draws attention to the truth24
8480818808satirical purpose-Force a recognition of common sense -Urge a change in policy -Create an understanding that something is wrong/immoral/illegal or should be25
8480829325satirical target-person -company/corporation -an idea -social trend/convention26

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