Matching Techniques Used in Satire

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Each example demonstrates a technique often used in satire. Match each text to the technique.

The sign says to keep off the grass, but

there is only dirt in the lot.

irony

What must you do before you get off a bus?

Get on it.

exaggeration

He snores louder than a cargo train.

humor

1) Intro

Each example demonstrates a technique often used in satire match each text to the technique

Each text example is matched to the different techniques below:

He snores louder than a cargo train

Exaggeration/Hyerbole

What must you do before you get off a bus? Get on it.

Humor

The sign says to keep off the grass, but there is only dirt in the lot

Irony.

Explanation:

Exaggeration/Hyperbole: This is an obvious over-amplification of claims or events for added effect. It is usually not taken literally. This is used to pass across a message to show the severity or consequence of something.

An example is " I was so hungry, i could swallow a horse".

This does not mean that the person can literally swallow a horse but just to show the extent of the hunger.

Humor: Humor is the quality of being comical or amusing usually to elicit laughter.

The example above, "What must you do before you get off a bus> Get on it".

This uses humor to show that one must first be on a bus before he can think of getting off and the question is constructed in a funny way.

Irony: This is the expression of one's feelings through the use of words that signify the opposite of what is really meant, usually for emphasis.