This is not a satire because it is not based on a serious matter. It is a short story about a guy who goes on a date with a girl he likes but is t rying to not fart and embarrass himself. This short story was funny and was not mean, offensive, sarcastic or cynical and I had a good laugh while reading it. So this is not a satire.
2. How to write about Africa
How to write about Africa is a satire as it is based on a serious matter and is a bit exaggerated. This satire is about a big misconception most Americans have about Africa. The literary devices used in this satire are:
Euphemism - "It is hot and dusty with rolling grasslands and huge herds of animals and tall thin people who are starving." This is a stereotype about Africa; most people view Africa like that which is offensive and stupid considering they've never been there.
Hyperbole - "Whichever angle you take, be sure to leave the strong impression that without your intervention and your important book, Africa is doomed." This sentence is exaggerating about authors who write books about Africa.
Parody - "Always end your book with Nelson Mandela saying something about rainbows or renaissances. Because you care." This sentence is a parody because it is making fun of people who write books about Africa.
3. High School Students Demand Wars in Easier-to-Find Countries
This is a satire as we all say from the title and also because it is based on a serious matter that is war. The literary devices used in this satire are:
Irony - 'Back then they only had wars in, like, Germany and England, but we're supposed to know about places like Somalia and Massachusetts.' This sentence is ironic because the student says Massachusetts instead of some other country's name.
Hyperbole - "The hearing adjourned after six hours. An estimated 2,000 more students were expected to hold a march in the nation's capital, but forgot which city it was in." This sentence exaggerates the fact that many students in US today don't even know which city the nation's capital is in.
Euphemism - "And instead attack places they've actually heard of, such as France, Australia, and Austria..." I think that it is a euphemism because they are indirectly calling other countries unimportant.
4. Some of us had been threatening our friend Colby
Some of us had been threatening our friend Colby is a satire as it talks about a serious matter. This satire is about people hanging their friend Colby because he has "crossed the line". The literary devices used in this satire are:
Understatement - "We asked him what sort of music he would like played at the hanging." This sentence is an understatement because it represents less than what the situation actually is.
Hyperbole - "Colby began looking a little green...because there is something extremely distasteful in thinking about being hanged with wire instead of rope." This sentence is hyperbole because of all the things going on he turns green when he finds out he is being hanged with wire.
Irony - "...wire was out of the question, because it would injure the tree -- cut into the branch it was tied to when Colby's full weight hit it..." I think this sentence is ironic because they think about the tree while killing their friend.