AP Language Satire Terms

A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent hidden abstractions.

A humorous play on words.

Humorous or satirical mimicry; a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way

A collection of items/people/ideas generally similar except for one or two incongruous items

A figure of speech where the author refers to something that it does not literally denote

The deliberate representation of something as greater in magnitude/better than it actually is

A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, or sentence

What are the three parts of the rhetorical triangle to be evaluated when analyzing the text?

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion/ make a point/ evoke humor.

A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds

Praising something to ridicule it

Author agrees enthusiastically with the attitude being satirized, thus showing its foolishness

Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs or is said

A short story that illustrates a moral or religious belief (often with animal characters)

An indirect hint, suggestion, or implication (often in a derogatory, malicious sense.)