Satire definitions
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Literary Techniques in Pride and Prejudice
Satire What are examples of satire that come to your mind?
{ The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer Late 1300s: a period of social crisis and change – The Plague killed 1/3-1/2 of the population between 1348 and 1350.
Satire (Noun): A text that uses irony, derision, or wit to expose or attack human vice, foolishness, or stupidity.
1660 – 1798 COMPILED BY MS. STEIGMAN’S FIRST HOUR The Restoration and the 18 th Century.
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Geoffrey Chaucer c. 1343-1400 Considered the father of English poetry Wrote in the vernacular – common language of the people (English) Served as a soldier,
Another look at Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels Mr. Cleon M. McLean A.P. English Ontario High School.
