Satire: Puns as Power

How to Write and Teach Satire: Puns as Power

Writing the Satire

Puns are satire’s wordplay wizards – they twist meanings for a grin. Take a tax hike: “They raised my taxes – guess I’m funding their ‘revenue’ of revenge.” Pick a target – a chef: “His soup’s so bland, it’s a ‘stew-pendous’ flop.” Puns jab by bending words – tie them to the flaw. Shakespeare’s puns in “Hamlet” sting with wit. Keep it tight – loose puns flop. Start easy: “My chair’s so old, it ‘seats’ history.” Practice turns phrases into double-edged laughs, sharp and sly.

Teaching the Technique

Teach puns with a word-twist drill. Give “rain falls” – twist: “Rain ‘falls’ for me – wet love story.” Show pun masters – Fallon’s quips – and break it: word, flaw, flip. Assign “bus late” – spark: “Bus is ‘tire-d’ of time.” Discuss punch: clever wins. Warn off groaners – aim for smirks. Play a pun-off: one word, best twist takes it. Puns are verbal jabs – teach them to jab with a wink.

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