A strategy of writing where the author tries to bring awareness
to an issue by poking fun at it or making it look ridiculous.
Satire is all around us, and it pops up in many forms of media.
Targets of satire Government Corporations Entertainment figures
Society in general
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The Golf Links by Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn The golf links lie
so near the mill That almost every day The laboring children can
look out And see the men at play. What is being satirized in this
poem?
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Elegy in a Country Churchyard by G. K. Chesterton The men that
worked for England They have their graves at home: And birds and
bees of England About the cross can roam. But they that fought for
England, Following a falling star, Alas, alas for England They have
their graves afar. And they that rule in England, In stately
conclave met, Alas, alas for England They have no graves as yet.
Who is the target of this poems satire?
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a story that can be read on multiple levels. Often, characters
in the story will symbolically represent real people or ideas.
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Ring around the rosy A pocketful of posies "Ashes, Ashes" We
all fall down! -- Black Plague in 1665 -- red rings on skin --
carried flowers in pockets -- cremation of bodies
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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King's horses, And all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty
together again! -- Actually a cannon -- Sat on top of a wall
guarding a city. -- English Civil War, 1648 -- Cannonball knocked
the wall down
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Three blind mice, three blind mice, See how they run, see how
they run, They all ran after the farmer's wife, Who cut off their
tails with a carving knife, Did you ever see such a thing in your
life, As three blind mice? -- Farmers wife is Queen Mary --
Catholic/Protestant conflict -- 3 opposition protestants burned at
the stake
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Mary, Mary quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With
silver bells and cockle shells And pretty maids all in a row. --
Same Queen Mary, nicknamed Bloody Mary -- garden is a graveyard --
silver bells, cockle shells nicknames for torture devices -- maid,
nickname for a guillotine
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Why is this passage considered an allegory? What does the
lavender plant most likely represent in the story? A.The main
conflict between the characters takes place before the story begins
B.The weed growing in the garden represents a larger conflict in
the story. C.The story takes place in a small garden, and the main
character loves plants. D.The story contains the main characters
thoughts but contains no dialogue. A.Jens plan to help the planet
B.Jens desire to succeed in life C.Jens anger toward her father
D.Jens friendship with Allegra