Analysing Satire
The satirical piece to be analysed is a piece from the Onion a well-known satirical show / site. The piece of theirs is called “armed gunman” sketch from the onion movie. All the satirical elements displayed within the sketch, as well as the invited alternate and resistant views of the piece will be analysed and discussed throughout the remainder of this speech.
There are three main types of satire, gentle, barbed and savage. Gentle satire also known as horatian laughs along with the subject. It uses wit, exaggeration and self-deprecating humour and often critiques social vice through light hearted humour. Some well-known examples that use gentle satire are often parodies of songs, movies or shows. Barbed satire laughs at the weak like political cartoons. The last main type of satire is savage, which is cruel and aims to destroy someone or something. It uses social evil through scorn, outrage and savage redicule. It is mostly characterised by irony, sarcasm, moral indignation and personal incentive. Some works of the Chasers have been considered savage as well as some of the onion sketches.
Satire uses a number of elements to help portray their view across. Different elements can be categorized more commonly in barbed, gentle or savage satire. Irony is a commonly used element in satire pieces often like the use of puns or parodies. Savage humour sometimes utilises the form of black humour which is a play on light hearted humour of a subject that is usually taken seriously. Juxtaposition and hyperbole are used mainly to add more humour to the piece by pointing out the obviously targeted demographicwith even more banter or additive statements.
Satire has been a common literary text which combines humour and criticism. It’s believed that satire was around since 5 BC mainly in the forms of poetry. Horace and Juvenal roman satirists concretely established lineament of satire and in doing so applied huge influence over literary works. It is said that it is
There are three main types of satire, gentle, barbed and savage. Gentle satire also known as horatian laughs along with the subject. It uses wit, exaggeration and self-deprecating humour and often critiques social vice through light hearted humour. Some well-known examples that use gentle satire are often parodies of songs, movies or shows. Barbed satire laughs at the weak like political cartoons. The last main type of satire is savage, which is cruel and aims to destroy someone or something. It uses social evil through scorn, outrage and savage redicule. It is mostly characterised by irony, sarcasm, moral indignation and personal incentive. Some works of the Chasers have been considered savage as well as some of the onion sketches.
Satire uses a number of elements to help portray their view across. Different elements can be categorized more commonly in barbed, gentle or savage satire. Irony is a commonly used element in satire pieces often like the use of puns or parodies. Savage humour sometimes utilises the form of black humour which is a play on light hearted humour of a subject that is usually taken seriously. Juxtaposition and hyperbole are used mainly to add more humour to the piece by pointing out the obviously targeted demographicwith even more banter or additive statements.
Satire has been a common literary text which combines humour and criticism. It’s believed that satire was around since 5 BC mainly in the forms of poetry. Horace and Juvenal roman satirists concretely established lineament of satire and in doing so applied huge influence over literary works. It is said that it is