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Examples of satire
satire
However, most producers believe NZ On Air would support a network-backed satire.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Political satire needs at least a little bite, but Swing Vote gums interminably.
From the theatlantic.com
Satire on chivalric romances, notable as the first whole parody play in English.
From the courier-journal.com
Lawrence, a collage artist, frequently combines politics and satire in her work.
From the usatoday.com
The Tea Party is so ripe for satire that suddenly these two ideas came together.
From the boston.com
What Mr. Lavandeira does on his Web site goes beyond satire or biting criticism.
From the washingtontimes.com
But then Shostakovich sends in the clowns and outrage is turned to toxic satire.
From the independent.co.uk
The only problem is they seem to have confused humour and satire with bad taste.
From the cairns.com.au
Its role in the folk tradition varies from mnemonic device to parody and satire.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Sarcasm: witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
- (satirical) exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine"
- (satirist) a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
- Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement. ...
- (Satires (Juvenal)) The Satires are a collection of satirical poems by the Latin author Juvenal written in the late 1st and early 2nd centuries A.D.
- A literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Humour is often used to aid this; A satirical work
- (satirical) of, pertaining to, or connected with satire
- (satirist) A person who writes satire
- (Satirical) A method of speech, writing or artistic expression intended to be sarcastic, ironic or to provoke ridicule.
