English IIIH Satire Terms

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1. Direct/formal satire: satire is stated directly to the reader/audience sometimes through a narrator
2. Exaggeration: is a form of speech which contains an expression that is overstated or ridiculous
3. Horatian: the genial, sophisticated, tolerant form of satire
4. incongruity: to present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings
5. Indirect/narrative satire: uses characters and situations to convey its purpose
6. juvenalian: harsh, biting satire
7. parody: to imitate techniques an/or style of some person place or thing
8. reversal: to present the opposite of the normal
9. Understatement: is a form of speech which contains an expression of less strength than what would be expected