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Satire and Social Commentary

Terms in this set (10)

verbal irony
(noun)A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
situational irony
(noun)An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
dramatic irony
(noun) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
satire
(noun)A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies in an effort to promote change.
sarcasm
(noun)harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
reform
(noun or verb) A great change for the better in public affairs.
monarch
(noun)A king or queen
narrator
(noun)Person telling the story
elegies
(noun)formal poems that reflect on death or other solemn, serious themes
neoclassical
(Noun) A revival of the literary, architectural, musical, and artistic forms that are considered a standard or model, and therefore "classical"
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