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Unit 2:  Satire in American Media/"The Crucible"

Terms and Definitions

satire - a genre of literature in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement

Horatian satire -
playfully criticizes some social vice through gentle, mild, and light-hearted humor

Juvenalian satire -
addresses social evil through scorn, outrage, and savage ridicule

diction -
the choice of words and phrases in speech or writing

tone -
the general attitude of the author toward the subject


exaggeration - to enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen

incongruity -
to present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings

reversal -
to present the opposite of the normal order (e.g. the order of events, hierarchical order)

parody -
to imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing

hysteria -
exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement;  can cause people to make irrational decisions


Resources

Below are downloadable .mp3 files of "The Crucible" text.  You can listen along as you read at home.

A .PDF copy of "The Crucible" text can be found here.

The documentary "In Search of History:  Salem Witch Trials" can be found here.


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