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10 Cards in this Set
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What does Horatian consist of?
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Gentle
Little or no irony Topical target (short lived current) |
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What does Juvenalian Satire consist of?
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Not gentle
Bitter and ironical Invective Narrow minded pessimism Sympathetic with poor Attracks the rich |
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What is euhemism mean?
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The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.
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What is hyperbole?
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An enormous exaggeration.
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What is Juxtaposition?
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Putting things side by side for comparison and contrast.
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What is litotes?
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Understatement where the speaker or writer uses a negative of a word ironically to mean the opposite.
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What is burlesque?
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Treats a trivial subject in a serious way, or treats a serious subject in a light or derogatory way.
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What is caricature?
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Exaggerates some characteristics of a person and oversimplifies others.
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What is Verbal irony?
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A discrepancy between what a speaker says and actually means.
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What is Dramatic Irony?
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A discrepancy between what a character thinks or believes about a situation and what we as the audience know to be true.
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