Slide 1Bellringer… Examine the cartoon below. Then, answer all of the following questions about it in complete sentences in your English III spiral. What event is the artist…

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Slide 1Consider…  Examine the cartoon below. Then, answer all of the following questions about it in complete sentences in your English III spiral.  What event is…

Slide 1Irony  Irony is a mode of expression, through words (verbal irony) or events (irony of situation), conveying a reality different from and usually opposite to appearance…

Slide 1Criticism and Satire in Literature English IV: Unit 3 – Humor & Satire Slide 2 Satire is….  Literary genre that uses irony, wit, and sometimes sarcasm …

Slide 1Satire  Satire is a literary genre that uses irony, wit, and sometimes sarcasm to expose humanity’s vices and foibles, giving impetus, or momentum, to change…

Figurative Language Figurative Language Metaphor a figure of speech which makes a direct comparison of two unike objects by identification or substitution. Metaphors are…

Figurative Language Figurative Language Metaphor a figure of speech which makes a direct comparison of two unike objects by identification or substitution. All the world's…