Saturday, March 29, 2014

Satire



According to the dictionary, satire is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or  vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. Basically is is making fun of all topics. It can be in politics, like making fun of the president, or about phones. When a writer uses satire, they typically use hyperbole's, irony and sarcasm. These literary devices to exaggerate the topic of discussion. There are many people, such as Key And Peele, who use satire all the time. it is all over the internet, they make fun of things that people do or say. There are satirical videos on the iPhone. This book, Candide, is a satirical work of literature. It satirizes romance, science, philosophy, religion and government.

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