Satire & The Great Gatsby

Satire is a literary work in which human vice (bad qualities) or folly (foolishness) is attacked through irony, derision, or wit.

Two types:
- Horation = humorous, lighthearted jabbing
- Juvenalian = harsh, bitter, cruel mocking

Weapons of Satire:

Irony: joining of words in which the intended implication is the opposite of the literal sense of the words.
- verbal irony
  - Sarcasm: bitterness or taunting reproachfulness; it may or may not be ironical, but it is always cutting or ill-natured.
- situational irony-irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended
Caricature: exaggeration of distortion of parts or features in order to produce a ridiculous effect, as in a cartoon.
- Presidential Caricatures
- Alec Baldwin’s Trump
- Maya Rudolph-Kamala Harris
Parody: imitates the characteristic style of an author for comic effect or ridicule. It is imitation through distortion and exaggeration; it evokes amusement, derision, and scorn.

paradox--seemingly contradictory statement
hyperbole–exaggeration
meiosis--understatement
lack of fulfillment–unrewarded anticipation
sarcasm--ironical, biting remark
pun–play on words
contradiction–not what is expected–refers to speech or actions
physical movement–the helter skelter movement that causes confusion on stage
slapstick--attempt at physical abuse, usually gone awry
irony--words or acts which convey opposite meaning