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Swift originally published his works under _____________, or anonymously.

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pseudonyms

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a) Swift's birth and death date b) what nationality was he?

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1667-1745 Anglo-Irish

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Master of two styles of satire:

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Horatian and Juvenalian

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How does satire involve irony?

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pretending to support the point of view or practice which you are really criticizing and holding up to ridicule.

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At the end of his life, his eyeball swelled to the size of an ____

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egg

Back

Swift suffered from _ which caused vertigo and tinnitus (ringing in the ears).

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ear disease

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(some) Famous works

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Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, and A Journal to Stella

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verbal irony

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Verbal irony: (arises from our understanding of) the discrepancy or difference between the literal meaning of words, and what is really meant by them.

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What is satire?

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a literary work in which individual or social vices, follies, stupidities, injustices, abuses, shortcomings, etc., are held up to ridicule and contempt; the use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony, burlesque, etc. to expose, attack or deride vices, follies, etc.—sometimes with the goal of bringing about reform or improvement. A Satire may criticize "society" in general or a smaller group within society or just one individual.

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Parody

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presenting an exaggerated version of the object of criticism being condemned through laughter/mockery.

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True or false: Swift was conservative

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True

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Irony always involves a _____________.

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discrepancy

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He was a satirist, essayist, and pamphleteer for the , and later the __ (political groups).

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Whigs and tories

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Member of Church of Ireland, branch of the ___________ Church. Was a clergyman

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Anglican

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Swift originally published his works under _____________, or anonymously.

pseudonyms

a) Swift's birth and death date b) what nationality was he?

1667-1745 Anglo-Irish

Master of two styles of satire:

Horatian and Juvenalian

How does satire involve irony?

pretending to support the point of view or practice which you are really criticizing and holding up to ridicule.

At the end of his life, his eyeball swelled to the size of an ____

egg

Swift suffered from __________ ___________ which caused vertigo and tinnitus (ringing in the ears).

ear disease

(some) Famous works

Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, and A Journal to Stella

verbal irony

Verbal irony: (arises from our understanding of) the discrepancy or difference between the literal meaning of words, and what is really meant by them.

What is satire?

Parody

presenting an exaggerated version of the object of criticism being condemned through laughter/mockery.

True or false: Swift was conservative

True

Irony always involves a _____________.

discrepancy

He was a satirist, essayist, and pamphleteer for the ________, and later the __________ (political groups).

Whigs and tories

Member of Church of Ireland, branch of the ___________ Church. Was a clergyman

Anglican

Swift suffered from _ which caused vertigo and tinnitus (ringing in the ears).

He was a satirist, essayist, and pamphleteer for the , and later the __ (political groups).