Horatian Satire

“People don’t change, they reveal who they really are”. (Unknown) This quote can be described in many different ways, it is talking about how us humans decide not to change ourselves but instead we reveal who we are, humans want the world to know who they really are. Sometimes satire can be funny, and at times it can be serious. Today, many types of satire are used liked juvenalian, and horatian. We all use it without even noticing. According to dictionary.com horatian satire refers to the poetic style or diction of horace. Horatian satire is most commonly used. Irony and satire are used to entertain people. Prevalent articles and videos can express that. Nigahiga expresses satire in all of his videos, it is practically a comedy channel,

The underlying message is that every movement makes a difference. Make your change and the world will be a better place. The quote is about how there are more problems in the world environmentally that are world is being harmed by and we aren’t realizing every day. “Monday's plastic-bottle-related dilemma wasn't the only environmental quandary facing millions of citizens across the country” (Onion). This quote represents the underlying message because the way they explain it is funny but there really are many disasters happening today environmentally. They could have been taken care of. This is situational irony. This part of the article is about how there are many is a lot of a type of plastic that could eventually “end the world”. “All agreed that disposing of what would eventually amount to 50 tons of thermoplastic polymer resin wasn't the end of the world” (Onion). This quote is ironic because we have so much plastic that all goes to waste in the end. We wouldn’t want our world full of seven billion people to end! The type of satire is Horatian. This quote is about how throwing one bottle away won’t make a difference. Every little action anyone does, makes a difference, no matter you feel it or not. “According to the inner monologue of millions upon millions of citizens, while not necessarily ideal, throwing away one empty bottle probably wouldn't make that much of a difference, and could even be forgiven, considering how long they had been carrying it around with them, the time that could be saved by just tossing it out right here, and the fact that they had bicycled to work once last July”(Onion). It is horatian because it is not something that will make someone sad or angry but can make them chuckle in a way. A literary technique used is hyperbole. This quote is about impossible because you can’t echo what happens. You can copy and make the