Satire Vocabulary

1. mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument
6. the use of logical argument in a piece of writing
7. the use of words or information that could be omitted without loss of meaning or function
8. irony in which the intended meaning of a statement differs from the meaning that the words appear to express
11. irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended
12. the use of examples and wording to evoke an emotional response in the audience
13. exaggeration or extravagant statement used as a figure of speech
16. the representation of abstract ideas by characters, figures, or events
18. short account of a particular incident or event used to introduce a piece of writing or prove a point

2. expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly, a reference to another work
3. figure of speech that performs a necessary function and engenders interest in the reader
4. placing of verbal elements (phrases, sentences, images and so forth) side by side,
5. the formation of a word that sounds like its referent
9. the choice of words to produce a specific effect—a persona or tone
10. the omission of a word or phrase easily guessed
14. insincere or grossly sentimental pathos (use of emotion)
15. refers to the person that the writer is pretending to be, a technique relating to ethos
17. comparison between two things that uses the structure a is to b as c is to d.
19. the establishment of the speaker or persona of a piece as a moral (immoral in some satire) person