Why So Serious? Satire, Irony, and Humor

Essential Questions

What is satire and why is it relevant?
What makes satire effective?
Why might we not directly say what we mean or mean what we say?
Why do we like irony?
What is the purpose of humor?
Do we take humor seriously enough?

Satire Resources

Major Texts

Supplementary Texts

POETRY:

- Auden, W. H. - "Terence, this is stupid stuff"
- Auden, W. H. - "The Unknown Citizen"
- Donne, John - "The Flea"
- Shakespeare, William - Sonnet 130 ("My mistress' eyes...")
- Marvel, Andrew - "To My Coy Mistress"
- Shelley, Percy Bysshe - "Ozymandius" -- Questions
- Smith, Stevie - "Not Waving But Drowning"
- Suckling, Sir John - "The Constant Lover"

NON-FICTION:

- Swift, Jonathan - "A Modest Proposal"

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