Definitions
1. Satire: The art of criticizing a subject by
ridiculing it and evoking
toward it an attitude of amusement, contempt,
or scorn
2. Satire (in relation
to literature): A literary
technique used in
prose and poetry that combines a critical attitude with wit and humor for the purpose of
improving society
3. Juvenalian Satire: Satire, the attitude of which is bitter
and angry and
attacks sometimes viciously the vices of men
4. Horatian Satire: Satire, the attitude of which is amused
at
the foibles of mankind and merely pokes fun at them
5. Hyperbole: A figure of speech that uses
exaggeration to emphasize
strong feelings or to create a satiric effect
6. Understatement: The technique of creating emphasis by saying less
than what is actually or literally true
7. Sarcasm: a type of verbal irony often in the
form of a remark
in which the literal meaning is complimentary but the actual meaning is critical
8.
Verbal Irony: words of praise which convey criticism
and words
of criticism which convey praise
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