Devices+of+Satire

Devices of Satire
(aka **defamiliarization**) || An "outsider" brings new perspective to an old issue (gestalt shift) || //Borat//, "Nacirema", //Gulliver's Travels// ||
 * ~ Device ||~ Definition ||~ Example ||
 * **Irony** || Discrepancy between expectation and actuality || [|Jim Fixx] ||
 * **Mock-Heroic** || Using epic language to describe trivial/mundane events || The garbageman ||
 * **Mockery** || Ridicule or derision || Pretty self-explanatory... ||
 * **Naive narrator**
 * **Overstatement** || Exaggeration; hyperbole || "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!" ||
 * **Parody** || Ridicule/humor through imitation || [|"Weird Al" Yankovic]; [|Spaceballs]; [|De-Motivators] ||
 * **Pathos** || Quick transition from the serious to the ridiculous; emotional appeal || "For Christmas, I wish for world peace, a cure for AIDS, and some pogs" ||
 * **Sarcasm** || Harsh derision, usually incorporating ironic statements || Referring to a cold stone bench as "soo comfy" ||
 * **Understatement** || Saying less than is meant || "The Nazis certainly were inconsiderate, weren't they?" ||