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satire
[ sat-ahyuhr ]
noun
- the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, to expose, denounce, or deride the folly or corruption of institutions, people, or social structures:
The success of the production stems from its balance of affectionate comedy and well-observed satire.
- a work of art, literature, or entertainment in which the folly and corruption of human beings, institutions, or social structures are exposed, denounced, or ridiculed:
The skit offended only those who didn鈥檛 recognize it as a political satire.
Did you notice that all the novels on her bookshelf were satires?
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- a genre of literature, art, or entertainment comprising such works:
The eighteenth century is considered British literature鈥檚 golden age of satire.
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satire
/ 藞蝉忙迟补瑟蓹 /
noun
- a novel, play, entertainment, etc, in which topical issues, folly, or evil are held up to scorn by means of ridicule and irony
- the genre constituted by such works
- the use of ridicule, irony, etc, to create such an effect
satire
- A work of literature that mocks social conventions, another work of art, or anything its author thinks ridiculous. Gulliver's Travels , by Jonathan Swift , is a satire of eighteenth-century British society.
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 苍辞苍路蝉补迟路颈谤别 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of satire1
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Falwell, which affirms parody and satire as protected speech and sprang from the Sullivan decision.
But "working funerals" have also been the subject of satire.
What happens when the political satire of 鈥淪outh Park鈥 collides with a Muslim kid鈥檚 coming-of-age story in post-9/11 New Jersey?
It had to be really really delicately handled because you're dealing with controversial material, but you're also threading a way through satire and horror and fear and real pain and just many, many things.
Beatty鈥檚 scabrous satire follows a Black man who decides to reinstate slavery in his rural Los Angeles enclave, a crime for which he finds himself in the hallowed halls of the Supreme Court.
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