Quiz: Satire and Parody

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What type of Irony is the example below?

Susan comes home sad that everyone forgot her birthday... but everyone is hiding in her kitchen to suprise her with a suprise party!

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In a twist of fate, the villian's nefarious actions accidentally save the day.

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In the stories of Robin Hood and his merry men, one character is the gentle giant named Little John.

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Bill is stranded on a desert island. Even though the island is teeming with fish, clams, oysters, and crabs, Bill is slowly starving to death because he is deathly allergic to seafood.

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Steve drops his phone into a muddy puddle. He comments, "Perfect. Just what I needed today."

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High School Student Gets A Good Night’s Sleep

by Jasper Fu, January 30, 2017

Last night, junior Jeffrey Campbell reportedly achieved the eight hours of sleep recommended by the American Sleep Association, becoming at once both a role model and source of envy for much of the student body.

“It really wasn’t as hard as I’d thought it would be,” he said when interviewed. “It kind of just happened, you know? I was just as shocked as you would have been, in my situation”
Despite this remarkable achievement, Campbell is careful to emphasize that he did not let his academics slack in order to get some more rest.

“I just work at it, and it, well, works out,” was his response after we asked exactly how he managed to juggle a packed schedule — AP classes, extracurriculars, as well as a varsity sport — with the sleep required for his body to actually function for a night.

“I mean, I generally get home at around six, and I eat dinner on the bike ride home to save time. I guess I work on my homework for maybe five… six hours, a night, if it’s a hard day? Even then, there’s still, you know, test prep, volunteer work, independent research, and all the obligatory stuff that you’ve still got to fit into your schedule. Last night was a perfect storm: I had barely four hours of homework, only three tests and an essay the next day, the kid I was supposed to be tutoring cancelled. To be honest, as much as I would love it, I don’t see this happening to me again.”

Source: https://www.machronicle.com/high-school-student-gets-a-good-nights-sleep/
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What is the implied subject of this article excerpt?

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Who or what is the target of this piece of writing? Who/what is being criticized?

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Which literary device is when...

... a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated for humor or criticism

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Which literary device is when...

... an exaggerated expression that is not meant to be taken literally

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Which literary device is when...

... the author mimics or imitates something in a humorous or mocking way.

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Which literary device is when...

... the author references a recognizable text for effect (the Bible, mythology, major works, pop culture...)

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Which literary device is when...

... the author flips or inverts expection in character or plot (flipping" the script)

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a mocking, cynical tone; disdainfully or scornfully humorous tone; usually used in expressing an uncomfortable truth in a clever (or humorously malicious) way, often with a degree of skepticism.