Allegory and Satire Presentation Guided Notes

Allegory and Satire Guided Notes!

Allegory Satire

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Questions to Ponder: Take 5 minutes and discuss one of these 3 questions with your elbow buddy! No need to
write anything down for these questions. Just discuss!
1) What if everything you said or wrote had to be completely sincere and straightforward, regardless of

who you are talking too?

2) Suppose you lived under a dictatorship with a high amount of censorship. How could you write about

controversial topics without offending or drawing attention to your critique?

3) How can a writer say one thing, and mean something else?
Allegory and Satire Presentation Guided Notes

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Notes: Allegory

 An is a story, poem, or play that uses its characters and events

to represent ideas relating to philosophy, religion, government, and the human

condition.

 They have a meaning on the surface of the story, and a meaning hidden

below.

Key Example: !
Allegory and Satire Presentation Guided Notes

 The most important thing to remember about an allegory is that symbolizes something
else.

 In other words, it’s a one-to-one ratio, where everything something else!

STOP! LET’S REVIEW! Discuss with your elbow buddy these 2 questions. Be ready to share with the
class!
 Explain to your elbow buddy what an allegory is.

 Name 3 elements from The Wizard of Oz and what they represent!

Notes: Satire:
 is a work that its subject through several specific techniques.

 Though they are often and , they don’t have to be; all they need to do is provide
c of a person or a group.

Exaggeration Incongruity

Reversal Parody
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STOP! LET’S REVIEW! Discuss with your elbow buddy these 2 questions. Be ready to share with the
class!
 Explain to your elbow buddy what a satire is.

 Can you think of an example for each technique of satire?

Now You Try!

Take-Home Assignment:
Consider the state of modern society. Find one aspect of society that you believe to be absurd or bizarre or
nonsensical. Then, write a short 200-500 word satire of the issue. Make sure to include at least one of the
satirical techniques we discussed today! Due: tomorrow!