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Satire

Types of Satire

TermDefinition
Horatian Satire serves to make us laugh at human folly; named after Roman satirist Horatian
Juvenalian Satire harsh, attacks and shows contempt for people; address evil in society using scorn
Irony mode of expression through words (verbal irony) or events (irony of situation) conveying a reality different from and usually opposite to appearance or expectation
Litote form of understatement that involves making an affirmative by denying its opposite
Caricature an exaggeration or other distortion of an individual's prominent features/ characteristics
Wit most commonly understood as clever expression, whether aggressive or harmless
Sarcasm intentional derision, generally directed at another person and intended to hurt
Ridicule use of words intended to belittle a person or idea and arouse contemptuous laughter
Parody imitation of an author or his/her works with the idea of ridiculing the author, hi/her ideas, or the work itself
Invective speech or writing that abuses, denounces, or attacks; can be directed at a person, clause, idea(s), or system
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