Why So Serious? Satire, Irony, and Humor
Essential Questions
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
Satire Resources
Major Texts
Major Texts
Supplementary Texts
Supplementary Texts
POETRY:
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:
NON-FICTION:
Swift, Jonathan - "A Modest Proposal"