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English
How about a satire on a boy-girl relationship? Or a satire about rival sports team? Or a satire about a student who keeps flubbing up when he wants an A?
Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 8:27pm by Ms. Sue
English (SATIRE)
What do you think the satire is here? Will be happy to comment on your ideas.
Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 1:12pm by GuruBlue
English (SATIRE)
Yes... it definitely shows satire/irony. And it is pretty good too.
Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 1:11pm by GuruBlue
English (SATIRE)
how does it show satire. what does it mean???
Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 1:11pm by Soraya HELP!!!
English (SATIRE)
i do understand, but is the satire like credit cards are bad for the economy in general???or is it that they are making fun of the government because they take advantage of us?
Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 1:11pm by Soraya HELP!!!
English (SATIRE)
Read these two sites... then see if you can find what the author wants you to think about. If you still have a question, please repost. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/satire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire
Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 1:11pm by GuruBlue
english
Yes, and it's related to satire. http://www.answers.com/satire
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 3:20pm by Writeacher
English
You can look up definitions of various literary terms here: http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/ Tone is the author's attitude toward his/her subject. If his/her tone is satire ... what do you think? satire: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com Horatian satire's...
Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 9:09pm by Writeacher
English-Satire
LOL.... I could write a book on "senioritis" I used a little satire when told that they didn't have to learn anything that year... I told them that I probably could find a couple of things for them to do... Then assigned them a book to have read in the next two ...
Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 3:30pm by GuruBlue
english
What is the one of e.e. cumings poems ' anyone lived in a pretty how town' and 'old age sticks'? Where is the satire? To me, satire is funny, and I don't find either of these to be funny!
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 11:33pm by Laura
english
"Talk is cheap until you hire a lawyer." Can someone please explain to me how this is an example of punch line? That is called "satire". Anyone can talk and talk all they want to, no cost! just energy and air is all that is required. <G> BUT, ...
Sunday, March 25, 2007 at 3:46pm by Larry
english 30-1
write a short compostion discussing social satire in happy event. what aspects of society is satized? how are devices like irony and hyperbole is used to achieve satire? what changes does the author suggest?
Friday, September 23, 2011 at 11:43am by allen
English-Satire
I have to write a prose satire aimed at changing the behavior or attitude of my audience. My example was senioritis, and that the senior year shouldn't be stressful... I'd like something that would be an easy "teenaged" topic. Any ideas?
Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 3:30pm by Adams
world literature
In the story" the Background" the type of humor the authors uses is satire. The satire is aimed at two targets: the government and art critics. Choose one of these targets and explain how satire is used to make fun of it. Use examples from the story to support your ...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 7:28pm by Shawnda
English 30-1
Read all about satire, and then write up your own. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS379US379&q=satire&oq=satire&aq=f&aqi=g4g-z1g3g-z1g1&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=72597l74876l0l75069l8l7l0l0l0l0l364l854l2-2.1l3l0 Are those three ...
Friday, September 23, 2011 at 11:43am by Writeacher
satire
How is this satire? “Here she was a-bothering about Moses, which was no kin to her, and no use to anybody, being gone, you see...” the sentance seems more ironic than satirical
Sunday, November 26, 2006 at 7:37pm by Anonymous
english IV
First decide on your subject. Then plan how you can use ridicule to change your audience's attitude. This article may help you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 4:36pm by Ms. Sue
Academic english
First decide on your subject. Then plan how you can use ridicule to change your audience's attitude. This article may help you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire
Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 10:40pm by Ms. Sue
english
The essay speaks for itself. The author disliked being casually introduced to people of no consequence whom he did not wish to know. He says the custom is, or was, particuarly rampant in America. If there is any satire, it is in the short sample "disintroduction" ...
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 2:02am by drwls
Academic English Literature, Restoration & 18th c
First decide on your subject. Then plan how you can use ridicule to change your audience's attitude. This article may help you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 4:50pm by Ms. Sue
can somebody help me???
You've received some good sources for satire and for Horace. Please study those. You could begin with a definition of satire. Then state how Horace used this genre to make his points.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 9:34pm by Ms. Sue
English-Satire
for satire ~taking the SAT or ACT is a snap; no need to worry ~applying to colleges/universities is very easy; waiting until the last minute is OK. ~money for college/university will fall out of the sky; no need to apply for financial aid ~senior year should just be full of ...
Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 3:30pm by Writeacher
summoner's tale
The key to the "humor" is in satire. The Summoners Tale is a reply to the Friar's Tale. Both are corrupt and both are accusing one another of corruption. There is a lot of satire in Chaucer's Tales.
Friday, December 4, 2009 at 2:28pm by GuruBlue
ENGLISH
First of all, learn what satire is: http://www.google.com/search?q=satire&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a Sra
Friday, February 19, 2010 at 8:34pm by SraJMcGin
ENGLISH
satire is an example of irony.
Friday, February 19, 2010 at 8:34pm by Anonymous
English-Satire
Thanks! Those are great!
Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 3:30pm by Adams
English II
I have to write an satire and I am doing it on the movie The Help.
Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 11:15am by Dee
English
What is the best topic to write a satire on?
Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 8:27pm by 11th grade
drama
Comedy, tragedy, satire, farce, mixed form. Satire and farce are types of comedy. In the famous words of the late George S. Kaufman, "Satire is what closes on Saturday Night." For examples of mixed form drama, see http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/spd130et/typemixd.htm
Monday, February 4, 2008 at 11:47pm by drwls
english
what are some facts about satire,lampoon,an d parody?
Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 2:38pm by lauren
English
Could you give me an example of a stereotype satire, this sort of confuses me as well. Thanks
Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 11:26pm by Nikki
English Lit
Need help on writing a prose satire and how it changes the behavior?
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 6:23pm by Anonymous
english
Try some of the sites here: http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&p=narrative+satire+about+doing+chores Sra
Friday, April 23, 2010 at 7:45pm by SraJMcGin
english
Irony is one of the most common elements of satire. Irony is when the outcome is contrary to what you have been led to believe is going to happen. Incongruity would be another term - it just doesn't fit. Satire uses irony to poke fun at common human frailty. Each of those ...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 1:12am by GuruBlue
english
i need some information about satire and epic in 17 and 18 century...characteristics and so on.. thank you [PDF] SATIRE AND POWER IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY FRANCE: THE CASE OF BOILEAU File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat on the predicament of the seventeenth-century French satirist. ...
Sunday, February 18, 2007 at 7:46am by marry
english IV
Write a prose satire aimed at changing the behavior or attitude of your audience.
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 4:36pm by Anonymous
Academic english
Write a prose satire aimed at changing the behavior or attitude of you audience.
Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 10:40pm by Anonymous
English
What are some ideas of writing a satire or parody of a stereotype in todays western world.
Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 11:00pm by Nikki
English
You could also go to Google and enter this: satire in "the simpsoons" (including those quotation marks)
Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 8:42am by Writeacher
english 30-1
explain how a thankless expereince is a satire. support with direct reference to the essay.
Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 5:21pm by high school student
english
which of the following genres is defined by form rather than theme: tragedy, sonnet, comedy, satire, or drama.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 10:07pm by liz
Academic English Literature, Restoration & 18th c
How to write a prose satire aimed at changing the behavior or attitude?
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 4:50pm by Anonymous
English
i guess ill use the Sarah palin one. The Satire is pretty clear. They are makin fun of her being inexperienced
Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 3:38pm by Soraya HELP!!!
english
Is Pepin, Ronald E. the author? Is Literature of Satire in the Twelfth Century the title? What is Lewiston: Edwin Mellen P? And what is 1988, the year it was published?
Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 5:37pm by Ginger
english
that the alarm,traditionally sounded to avert danger,became the apparent cause of the avalanche is an example of: a)exaggeration b)irony c)personification d)satire e)simile
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at 9:33pm by yaz
English
do you happen to know wat a transcript is....like a transcript w. satire?
Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 3:38pm by Soraya HELP!!!
English
Here are some definitions of satire and parody: http://www.answers.com/satire http://www.answers.com/parody As you can see, they are almost (but not quite) identical. Parodies are usually funnier than satires, but they both are intended to accomplish the same thing: derision ...
Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 11:26pm by Writeacher
English
It may be an audio or video transcript. Check these sites. http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS321&q=transcript+with+satire&aq=f&oq=
Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 3:38pm by Ms. Sue
English (SATIRE)
that golf is a an american sport....that if u don't play golf u aren't considered high class??? i have no clue?
Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 1:12pm by Soraya HELP!!!
English
I'd also like to do my prose satire on eith gas prices or possibly something related to having a new baby in the house. Ideas please?
Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 3:02pm by Adams
ENGLISH
How does Mark Twain show satire in "Experience of the McWilliamses With membranous croup & The McWilliamses And The Burglar Alarm? specific lines may help...thanks
Friday, February 19, 2010 at 8:34pm by Rose7
mythology
Here's a good article on "satire" -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire A satirist is a person who writes poems or stories or articles or draws pictures in which the current society or political scene is held up for scrutiny -- and the satirist does this to make...
Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 9:56am by Writeacher
English
O really??? that makes sense. So the satire is basically making fun of those who overuse credit cards, but why exactly does it say that being in debt is our obligation as american citizens?
Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 3:38pm by Soraya HELP!!!
english
What type of literary or dramatic works did William Shakespeare write? burlesque pantomime satire Restoration comedy heroic drama Elizabethan drama autobiography
Thursday, November 18, 2010 at 11:20am by danny
English IV
I'm have a hard time with this project. Based on the restoration and the 18th century, I have to write a prose satire aimed at changing the attitude of my audience. Please help!!!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 11:42am by Charlotte T
english
Okay... these are a lot of questions! would Auden's 'The Unknown Citizen' be an example of reductio ad absurdum? And is the entire poem an epitaph? Or is it simply the persona speaking? Would you say it is a combination of elegy and satire?
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 12:06pm by nikki
English
The government has little to do with credit cards. This satire is making fun of people who overuse credit cards -- thus getting themselves so deeply in debt that they can't get out.
Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 3:38pm by Ms. Sue
english 30-1
P.S. You might like to visit some of the follwing links for in formation: http://www.google.com/search?q=how+%22A+Thankless+Experience%22+is+a+satire&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a Sra
Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 5:21pm by SraJMcGin
English
http://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+write+satire&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7SUNA
Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 4:57pm by Writeacher
world lit
Look up each word and let us know what you think. Unless you have a clear understanding of what each term means, you cannot begin this assignment. http://www.answers.com/parody http://www.answers.com/satire
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 3:08pm by Writeacher
english (Gulliver's Travel)
I know Gulliver dislikes his governement at home, but what traditions does he what to modify in the government? Also, how was he able to influence the reader? What techniques does the author uses to influence the reader? - Was it the satire?
Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 8:17pm by Matt
English
My first reading of this essay made me wonder if I read the same book. Ok, I will buy that the style is of Horace, or gentle satire, and social commentary. But the story is of first impressions, prejudice, and pride. Yes, it is woven around marriage, proposals, dance, and ...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 8:15pm by bobpursley
english
I am trying to write a narrative satire about how my mom always makes me do chores that I don't want to do because they don't make any sense to me. For example; making the bed-I am just going to get in it in a few hours-whats the point? I can't think of anything ...
Friday, April 23, 2010 at 7:45pm by sam
english
The American Experience: California Edition (Prentice Hall Literature Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes This is the textbook we are using and it says, " Satire is writing in which an author uses humor to ridicule or criticize certain individuals, institutions, types of ...
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 11:33pm by Laura
english
P.S. Look carefully at this definition of "satire" from the Online Merriam Webster Dictionary: 1. 1 a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn 2. 2 trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly - Synonym - ...
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 11:33pm by SraJMcGin
English/Humanities
I have to make a satire and my teacher says that I have to make SOAPS (Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, and Speaker) anyone know what Occasion and Speaker mean?
Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 11:39pm by Cassidy
vocab
An argot is a specialized vocabulary. What is satire?
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 5:54pm by Ms. Sue
English
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/ This is an excellent website that will lead you through the writing process. Don't skip any steps. http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/aplus/stepfirst.htm This, too, will take you through the process, including researching. You should ...
Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 9:34pm by Writeacher
vocab
A political play is a(n) __________ of the government. a. argot b. satire
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 5:54pm by anonymous
Composition
A paper explaining the Satire of Religion in Huckleberry Finn.
Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 8:34pm by Tom from Mississippi
literature
we were ask to write an academic essay...i need to know about "horace as a satirist"...what are his contributions in literature??? Here are some excellent webpages on Horace: http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/horatius.htm http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/horace/g/Horace....
Thursday, August 2, 2007 at 9:51pm by klar maesen
books
It's a satire on the politicians and military people who claim that fighting a war brings peace.
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 6:28pm by Ms. Sue
Drama
The ability of writers to completely identify with their characters is A. hypocrisy. B. ambiguity. C. negative capability. D. satire.
Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 12:55pm by Linda
British Lit
http://www.google.com/search?q=writing+satire&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a There may be some ideas in here for you to choose from or that will trigger another idea in your mind.
Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 6:31pm by Writeacher
the scarlet letter genre
what kind of story, or genre, is the scarlet letter classified as? a. romantic comedy b. psychological romance c. action/adventure d. satire It's B right? I agree with you totally. I would have preferred historical romance, if the choice was offered. Historical fiction ...
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at 10:34am by Anonymous
Literary Terms
Please give examples for the following: 1. Satire 2. Parody 3. Pathos 4. Bathos 5. Rhetoric 6. Logos 7. Ethos
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 12:38am by Anonymous
english
Here is more background on the poem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anyone_lived_in_a_pretty_how_town What makes you think "satire" has to be funny? Did you look up all the meanings in a good dictionary? Sra
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 11:33pm by SraJMcGin
english
I am typing up an assignment for English and the title is: Satire in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The whole title is going to be underlined, but do I need to put quote marks around The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn since it is a title? Just checking. Thanks. There is ...
Sunday, November 26, 2006 at 6:19pm by Anonymous
English
http://www.answers.com/satire http://www.answers.com/lampoon http://www.answers.com/parody
Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 2:38pm by Writeacher
Satire-Writeacher
Be sure to be clear: "the other side" of what?
Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 5:27pm by Writeacher
English
http://www.khou.com/ Scroll down until you see Gas Survival Guide and you'll find a terrific photo -- ARM, LEG, BOTH!! You can save the photo (right-click on your mouse and choose Save Picture As) and then import it into your satire if you wish.
Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 3:02pm by Writeacher
Classics
Also be sure to keep in mind that comedies in ancient Greece were mainly satire or parody. So, yes, Socrates will be depicted differently in Aristophanes' work than in Plato's.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 3:52pm by Writeacher
American Literature
Which of the following genres is defined by theme (what happens) rather than form (how the words are put together)? A. Drama B. Comedy C. Satire D. Tragedy E. Sonnet
Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 1:27pm by tim
english
From the adventures of Huckleberry Finn: "Good gracious! anybody hurt?" "No'm just killed a nigger." What devices of satire does this quote have? Mockery? Sarcasm? Overstatement? Understatement? Parody? Irony? Pathos? Mock-Heroic? Sarcasm: witty ...
Sunday, December 3, 2006 at 9:14pm by anonymous
English-Satire
Odd phrasing: "paperwork for a legal marriage" -- would they do paperwork for an illegal marriage?? "accommodating parties" -- I think you mean throwing parties. "you might not have much money after bills to go with" -- to go with what? "...
Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 9:34pm by Writeacher
Literary terms
PLEASE HELP!!!!!! Please give examples for the following: 1. Satire 2. Parody 3. Pathos 4. Bathos 5. Rhetoric 6. Logos 7. Ethos
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 11:19pm by Anonymous
Literature
please check this question for me What are the two essential elements of satire? a. realism and naturalism b. hostility and ignorance c. wit and an object of scorn d. comedy and tragedy i think its C
Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 7:22pm by Bella
ENGLISH
I have to write an essay about whether or not Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" was effective as a satire. one quote i have is "I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a ...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 9:35pm by Katie
classics
Greek comedies are not slapstick and laugh-out-loud funny the way we interpret the word "comedy" today. They are satires or parodies of whatever the playwright saw was wrong in that city or society. http://www.answers.com/satire http://www.answers.com/parody http://...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 10:05pm by Writeacher
American Literature
Check in here to see what you find: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7SUNA_en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=religion+satire+in+%22Huckleberry+Finn%22&spell=1 And -- as a verb -- you need...
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 1:08pm by Writeacher
British Lit
I must write a prose satire aimed at changing the behavior or attitude of your audience. I cannot think of any topic to write on---any help is coming up with a topic would be great!! Thanks
Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 6:31pm by Lucy
literature,short story
At the beginning of "Young Goodman Brown," Brown's wife says, "Pray tarry with me this night, dear husband, of all nights in the year" (1). This statement is an example of A. irony. B. ambiguity. C. foreshadowing. D. satire.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 6:47pm by Anonymous
world lit
cervantes wrote a parody while voltaires wrote a satire. explain the difference in purpose between the two forms of writing, then use two examples from each work to support your statement.
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 3:08pm by jarod
Satire-Writeacher
lol, I didn't notice how that first one sounded. I was only in high school 4 years =) thanks! I will change it to "All four years of high school" and I meant "on the other side"
Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 5:27pm by Adams
English
Read these sites carefully. http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS362&q=Democrats+and+Republicans+in+Congress You may be better off writing your satire about something you know.
Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 8:27pm by Ms. Sue
english
These are my aopinions about that poem, which is one of my favortes, by the way. << would Auden's 'The Unknown Citizen' be an example of reductio ad absurdum?>> No. That refers to a method argument reducing a held position to a ...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 12:06pm by drwls
english
Im not really good at English so I need some help with this punctuation Add punctuation to the following excerpt. Writing under the name of Diedrich Knickerbocker Washington Irving aimed his potent satire at as diverse topics as political rivals such as Thomas Jefferson to the...
Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 3:08pm by desmond
I need help starting a Thematic essay, please help
For Stranger in a Strange Land. I don't know how to start the essay, the paper with the assignment on it says 1. What specific issue(s) does your text address? 2. What is the author trying to say about the issue(s)? (Thesis) 3. What character development supports your ...
Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 11:11pm by Emily
english
I'm trying to study satire. I found this poem online Now if you take an orange And hold it in your hand, It isn't really there at all - Or so I understand. A sensationalist will prove to you That though you know it's there, It's only just sensations Of which ...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 1:12am by annika
Satire-Writeacher
More: Not only do you get the pleasure of the bills and all the household duties, but also you get to prove Mom’s fast food once a week rule (because it is unhealthy) to be complete rubbish as you attempt the first month to survive off of McDonald’s and Burger King. ...
Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 5:27pm by Adams
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