question: Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be humorous, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society.

A feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm"in satire, irony is militant"but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This "militant" irony or sarcasm often professes to approve of (or at least accept as natural) the very things the satirist wishes to attack.

Satire is nowadays found in many artistic forms of expression, including internet memes, literature, plays, commentary, television shows, and media such as lyrics.

The word satire comes from the Latin word "satur" and the subsequent phrase "." "Satur" meant "full" but the juxtaposition with "lanx" shifted the meaning to "miscellany or medley": the expression "lanx satura" literally means "a full dish of various kinds of fruits."

The word "satura" as used by Quintilian, however, was used to denote only Roman verse satire, a strict genre that imposed hexameter form, a narrower genre than what would be later intended as "satire". Quintilian famously said that "satura," that is a satire in hexameter verses, was a literary genre of wholly Roman origin ("satura tota nostra est"). He was aware of and commented on Greek satire, but at the time did not label it as such, although today the origin of satire is considered to be Aristophanes' Old Comedy. The first critic to use the term "satire" in the modern broader sense was Apuleius.
1. What is the article about?
2. What is Satire?
3. What is it's origin considered as of today?
4. Who used Satura?
5. What was it used for?
6. what did he say about it?
7. did it also come from another language?
8. which one?
9. what does it mean in Latin?
10. does the meaning change if added to lanx?
11. to what?
12. what would Lanx Satura really mean?
13. could you name a feature of satire please?
14. Is Satire found these days?
15. where?
16. are these artistic?
17. can it be used to shame people?
18. is it always used as humor?
19. what is it's main goal?
20. what is used in a satirical writing?
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answer: 1. satire
2. a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement
3. Aristophanes' Old Comedy
4. Quintilian
5. to denote only Roman verse satire,
6. that it was a literary genre of wholly Roman origin ("satura tota nostra est")
7. yes
8. Latin
9. "full"
10. yes
11. "to "miscellany or medley"
12. a full dish of various kinds of fruits
13. humor
14. yes
15. memes, literature, plays, commentary, television shows, and media such as lyrics
16. yes
17. yes
18. no
19. constructive social criticism
20. parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre

question: "I believe you're the right person to write an advice column for the students called Dear Amy!" Jenny, editor of the school newspaper, said to Andy, who finally agreed to accept the job if Jenny promised not to tell it to anyone else. At first it wasn't too bad. Most of the letters he received were interesting and quite easy to answer. Then came a letter from a person named Joe. "Dear Amy," it began, "I'm in real trouble. I've wanted to be a songwriter all my life, but my parents don't even let me take music lessons. I have a guitar, but they both get angry if I play. I've tried explaining, but they didn't listen. I feel sad. Should I run away from home? Maybe that will make my parents agree." The letter signed "Joe". Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise someone to run away from home? Probably not. But didn't Joe have a right to be a songwriter if he wanted to? Andy thought hard, but couldn't think out a good answer. Andy couldn't sleep. He just worried about poor Joe. At a bar a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy's maths class, sat down next to him and asked, " What's wrong with you? You look a little worried." "I guess I do," said Andy. "If you get a problem, why don't you try writing to Dear Amy about it?" asked Eleanor. Andy sighed. But Eleanor continued, "In fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn't answered the _ letter I wrote her last week. You'd better read it -- it may even make the most hard-hearted person cry! It was supposed to be from a songwriter named Joe."
1. Who was asked to write the "Dear Amy" column?
2. Did he take the job?
3. Who said they wouldn't tell?
4. How was it in the beginning?
5. Were the notes mostly boring?
6. Were the replies easy?
7. Who yearned to write songs?
8. Does he have an instrument?
9. Is he happily allowed to play?
10. What was his question?
11. Does he try to talk to them?
12. Does Andy think he should go?
13. Did Andy rest soundly?
14. Why not?
15. Where did he go a few days after?
16. Who was there?
17. He knew her from somewhere?
18. Did they sit together?
19. What did suggest he do?
20. Does she think Amy's busy?
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answer:
1. Andy
2. Yes
3. Jenny
4. Not too bad
5. No
6. Yes
7. Joe
8. Yes
9. no
10. Should I run away from home?
11. Yes
12. No
13. No
14. He was worried about Joe.
15. To a bar
16. Eleanor
17. Yes
18. Yes
19. Write to Dear Amy
20. Yes