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Satire
a literary genre that uses irony, wit, and sometimes sarcasm to expose humanity's vices and follies, giving impetus to change or reform through ridicule
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satirist
a person who writes satire
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horatian
gentle, sympathetic form of satire with subject mildly made fun of; the audience is asked to laugh at themselves as much as the players
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juvenalian
harsh and bitter satire that denounces, sometimes with invective, human vice, and error in dignified and solemn tones
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situation irony
when something happens as a result of or in reaction to something else in a way that is contrary to what would be expected or acceptable;
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verbal irony
a method of expression, often sarcastic or humorous, in which the intended meaning of words is the opposite of their usual meaning
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Dramatic Irony
reader knows something a character or characters do not
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Parody
The satirist takes an existing work and makes it look ridiculous; not simply imitation: point out faults, emphasize weaknesses;
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caricature
descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person's appearance or a facet of personality; used for comic effect or criticism
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Burlesque
A composition which derives its humor from exaggerated imitation of a more serious work; a parody that ridicules a serious literary work by treating its solemn subject in an undignified style, or by applying its elevated style to a trivial subject
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