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How to Speak Rhetoric...Please take out your composition notebooks.

Keep a running log of...
- Terms with definitions
- Sentences that use the rhetorical terms...always clearly underline rhetorical terms so you can find them easily

The rhetoric of satire and parody...

Absurdity
Hyperbole
Mimicry
Hyperbolic mimicry
A grain of possibility exaggerated to the point of absurdity

Selection of Detail
Diction

Magna Soles Review
Read the prompt and the essay again; then read the rubric.

Parody Definition

Parody is an imitation of a particular writer, artist or a genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect. The humorous effect in parody is achieved by imitating and overstressing noticeable features of a famous piece of literature, as in caricatures, where certain peculiarities of a person are highlighted to achieve a humorous effect.

Parody mimics a subject directly to produce a comical effect. Satire, on the other hand, makes fun of a subject without a direct imitation. Moreover, satire aims at correcting shortcomings in society by criticizing them.

Parody Examples in Everyday Life

Example #1

In our daily watching of television, we may see extremely hilarious examples of parody which are shows that blend parody and satire. “The Daily Show”, “The Colbert Report”, and “The Larry Sanders Show” are renowned and these shows mimic famous political personalities and this allows them to target what they think are unintelligent political and social viewpoints.

Example #2

Parody has entered our day-to-day life through hilarious parody movies that mimic famous blockbusters. “Vampire Sucks” parodies and pokes fun at “Twilight” which was a film adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s novel “Twilight”.

Satire Definition

Satire is a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule. It intends to improve humanity by criticizing its follies and foibles. A writer in a satire uses fictional characters, which stand for real people, to expose and condemn their corruption.

A writer may point a satire toward a person, a country or even the entire world. Usually, a satire is a comical piece of writing which makes fun of an individual or a society to expose its stupidity and shortcomings. In addition, he hopes that those he criticizes will improve their characters by overcoming their weaknesses.

Satire and Irony

Satire and irony are interlinked. Irony is the difference between what is said or done and what is actually meant. Therefore, writers frequently employ satire to point at the dishonesty and silliness of individuals and society and criticize them by ridiculing them.

Examples of Satire in Everyday Life

Most political cartoons which we witness every day in newspapers and magazines are examples of satire. These cartoons criticize some recent actions of political figures in a comical way.

Some shows on television are satire examples like The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and The Larry Sanders Show. These shows claim to target what they think are stupid political and social viewpoints.

Let us see a sample of Stephen Colbert’s social satire:

“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we’ve got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don’t want to do it.”

Review the packet

Absurdity
Hyperbole
Burlesque

Discuss techniques 
Satirical Rhetoric is a literary device used in literature, art, media, speech, and music to ridicule various aspects of popular culture, most commonly a political topic, in order to draw attention to social or cultural criticism and bring about change, and/or improvement. 
Satirical rhetoric mocks the judicial authority by emphasizing the flaws, instability, and unrealistic demands.