1. Locate an example of satire. Copy and paste it here, making sure to note the source where you found it in a proper citation.

2. What human institution or human weakness is satirized in this piece?

3. Identify and explain the types of humor devices used to create the satire.

4. How effectively do the techniques used communicate the creator’s position?

5. Evaluate the overall effectiveness of the satire. Explain your reasoning in a minimum of three sentences.

Which of the following does not apply to an informative text? select all that apply. persuasive techniques supporting evidence opinions narrative text

Julius caesar. [brutus.] with this, she fell distraught, and, her attendants absent, swallowed fire. cassius. and died so? brutus. even so. cassius. o ye immortal gods! [enter lucius, with wine and taper] brutus. speak no more of her. give me a bowl of wine. in this i bury all unkindness, cassius. cassius. my heart is thirsty for that noble pledge. fill, lucius, till the wine o'erswell the cup; i cannot drink too much of brutus' love. [exit lucius. enter titinius, with messala] brutus. come in, titinius; welcome, good messala. now sit we close about this taper here, and call in question our necessities. cassius. portia, art thou gone? brutus. no more, i pray you. what moral dilemma does brutus confront in this excerpt? brutus lets go of his anger toward cassius and forgives him. brutus decides that he will not mourn portia and will stay loyal to cassius. brutus decides that he is too angry at cassius to remain friends with him. brutus questions whether cassius's life should be ended.

The proof spreading culture traits from society to another