Satire Box
Exaggeration, Incongruity, Reversal, and Parody
What is Satire.
Satire is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
Example of Satire
Saturday Night Live uses satire in their show because they take modern issues and ridicule them.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/55008/32-famous-people-rejected-saturday-night-live
1st example
This is an example of satire because it is an exaggeration. The cartoon is trying to tell parents that kids are becoming to dependent, and distracted by smartphones and other electronic devices.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/14/ff/34/14ff34bc81aafaff085b045ea6a3a628.gif
2nd example
This is an example of satire because it uses exaggeration to show the audience that people cared more about Twinkie's going off the market then the planet dying.
http://homeofthefreebcofthebrave.blogspot.com/2013_11_01_archive.html
3rd example
This is an example of incongruity because the ad is using a cow to sell chicken because you would not except a cow to try and sell chicken. http://www.duetsblog.com/2011/11/articles/advertising/incongruity-in-advertising/
Simpsons Satire for the Classroom
My own satire example.
Dan- Sally do you want some pizza.
Sally- No i'm a vegan Dan!
"Sally takes a bite of pepperoni pizza"