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Verbal irony
a character says one thing but means something else
Juvenalian satire
Bitter angry contempt and moral indignation to the corruption and evil of human beings and institution
Understatement
dramatic or humorous effect of less importance than the occasion would warrant
Pun
verbal humor evoked by playing on different meanings of the same word or of different words with the same sounds.
Dramatic Irony
the reader knows more than the characters do
Horatian satire
aims to correct by gentle and sympathetic laughter
Situational Irony
the outcome is expected but something else happens
Hyperbole
exaggeration for effect
Age of Reason
also called Age of Enlightenment
What swept London in 1665?
A fire, it was a bad omen for Charles I
Bloodless Revolution
James II escaped to France to avoid the same fate as his father
Satire
points to existing problems and encourages change.
Novel
new form of literature published periodically
Sir Isaac Newton
published a monumental study of gravity
and movement of the planets
Carpe Diem Poetry
Cavalier and Metaphysical Poets
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17th century background and satire
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1/21/2014, 4:26:10 AM
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