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What is satire? –noun 1.the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. 2.a literary composition,

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1 What is satire? –noun 1.the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. 2.a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision

2 Techniques of Satire Exaggeration To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen. Incongruity To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings.

3 Techniques of Satire Reversal To present the opposite of the normal order (e.g., the order of events, hierarchical order). Parody To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing.

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