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Need an argumentative essay on Humor, Satire, Irony, and Parody. Needs to be 4 pages. Please no plagiarism.Z.” by M. Carl Holman, “A Visit from St. Sigmund” by K.J. Kennedy, and “AD” Kenneth
Need an argumentative essay on Humor, Satire, Irony, and Parody. Needs to be 4 pages. Please no plagiarism.
Z.” by M. Carl Holman, “A Visit from St. Sigmund” by K.J. Kennedy, and “AD” Kenneth Fearing. The sources will be identified first, then genre and themes will be discussed with that source.
“Will and Grace” is first and foremost a drama. Since it involves actors it is a drama. Drama means to do in Greek,
so some action must be taking place in a drama. In this particular episode, Will hurts his leg and becomes addicted to pills. While serious, some humor is involved in this particular episode. An example is when Will finds a tic tac instead of a pain killer. Irony was also be used in this episode. One example is when Grace exclaims “Crack whores are sneaky!” She does not mean Will is a crack whore, but is acting like one. Drama is mixed with irony and humor in this “Will and Grace” episode. This episode explains in a light way how a person can become addicted without even realizing it.
“A Visit from St. Sigmund” by K.J. Kennedy is a parody and full of satire. This is formed in a poetry form. Taking the form of “A Night Before Christmas” this author chooses to attack Sigmund Freud and his psychotherapy. Parodies attack things the authors do not approve. Obviously in this poem, Kennedy does not approve of Sigmund Freud and his theories. Throughout the poem, psychology terms are used loosely. “Not an Ego was stirring, not even an Id,” or He drove a wheeled couch pulled by five fat psychoses” use Freud’s terms like Id, Ego, and psychoses with almost scorn. The line “And Mamma with her bar off and I on her lap” is a direct slap at Freud’s Oedipus complex. Kennedy mocks Freud in a blatant attempt to discredit him with parody. The satire is used in all of the above because the human vices Freud is trying to cure seems to be dismissed by Kennedy.
“AD” by Kenneth Fearing is a poem that uses irony. This is a poem that was written during the