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literary method that mixes critical attitude with humor, wit or ridicule for the purpose of correcting human behavior or improving a situation satire imitates or makes fun of anohter, usually more serious, piece of work. for comedy or criticism parody a story in which characters, objects, and actions have other meanings; characters actually become what they stand for allegory Allegories or episodic allegory examples Dante's Inferno Faierie Queen Absalom and Cahitophel Paradise Lost Lord of the Flies Animal Farm Ulysses Faust comedy based on a humorous situation farce a serious play that details the downfall of a hero or heroine tragedy Name 2 tragedies that share common characteristics despite their many differences Beowulf and Death of a Salesman a literary work that depicts the simple pleasures of a rustic life pastoral Give an example of a pastoral The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christoper Marlowe (also a lyric poem) Sonnet characteristics 14 line poem usually about love fixed rhyme scheme Italian Sonnet characteristics divided into two parts firs 8 lines have one rhyme scheme next 6 lines have a different rhyme scheme English sonnet characteristics 3 stanzas of 4 lines, follwed by a couplet couplet usually draws conclusion abab cdcd efef gg narrative may take these forms ballad or epic give 2 legendary examples of an epic Homer's Iliad and Odyssey Dante's Divine Comedy give 2 examples of satires The Importance of Being Earnest Pygmalion