Friday, September 18, 2009

Screenplay, Thy Name is Satire

My son's English teacher is making the class take a literary terms exam over and over until everyone in the room passes it. My kid passed. No matter. He still has to take the test again.

Unfair, says he.

Learning process, says I.

Sucks, says he.

That's life, says I.

Going to play Wii, says he.

After you study, says I.

Only missed two questions, says he.

Which ones, says I.

Satire and exposition, says he.

Define satire, says I.

A ridiculous word on a stupid test that a monkey could pass, says he.

Well done, says I. Go play Wii.

Point? I should learn more about writing satire. I should read more satiric screenplays.

Title suggestions?

1 comment:

tyler try said...

"a ridiculous word on a stupid test that a monkey could pass"- look at the syllabic constitution of that there punchline. ridiculous word, stupid test, monkey could pass. like poetry.

title this piece "satire is a ridiculous word on a stupid test that a monkey could pass"