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| 5844598842 | Satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity | 0 | |
| 5844598843 | Juvenalian | any bitter and ironic criticism with personal attacks, angry and moral indignation, and pessimism | 1 | |
| 5844598844 | Horatian | meant to delight and humor using laughter and ridicule in a non-accusatory manner to highlight vice and folly | 2 | |
| 5844598845 | Verbal Irony | in which a person says or writes one thing and means another or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning. | 3 | |
| 5844598846 | Situational Irony | irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome to what was expected. | 4 | |
| 5844598847 | Dramatic Irony | irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play. | 5 | |
| 5844598848 | Exaggeration | a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is. | 6 | |
| 5844598849 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | 7 | |
| 5844666254 | Distortion | twisting or emphasizing some aspect of a condition, individual, or event intends to highlight it. A type of distortion may include the juxtaposition or inappropriate or incongruous ideas or things. | 8 | |
| 5844598850 | Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 9 | |
| 5844676076 | Innuendo | a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense), a valuable tool for the satirist because it allows him to implicate a target by a completely indirect attack. This is especially useful when the target is dangerous, for it is often possible to deny the insinuation. | 10 | |
| 5844598851 | Invective | insulting, abusive, or highly critical language. | 11 | |
| 5844598852 | Diatribe | a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something. | 12 | |
| 5844598853 | Pun | make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word. | 13 | |
| 5844598854 | Malapropism | the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one | 14 | |
| 5844598855 | Lampoon | a speech or text criticizing someone or something in this way. | 15 | |
| 5844598856 | Caricature | a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect. | 16 | |
| 5844598857 | Farce | the type of a comedy that makes the use of highly exaggerated and funny situations aimed at entertaining the audience. | 17 | |
| 5844598859 | Epigram | a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way. | 18 | |
| 5844598860 | sarcastic | marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt. | 19 | |
| 5844598861 | sardonic | grimly mocking or cynical. | 20 | |
| 5844598862 | mocking | making fun of someone or something in a cruel way | 21 | |
| 5844598863 | ridiculing | to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior. | 22 | |
| 5844598864 | facetious | treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor | 23 | |
| 5844598865 | parody | an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect. | 24 | |
| 5844598866 | self-deprecating | modest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so | 25 | |
| 5844598867 | tongue-in-cheek | with ironic or flippant intent. | 26 | |
| 5844598868 | bantering | talk or exchange remarks in a good-humored teasing way. | 27 | |
| 5844598869 | condescending | having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority. | 28 | |
| 5844598870 | taunting | provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks. | 29 | |
| 5844598871 | contentious | causing or likely to cause an argument | 30 | |
| 5844598872 | incisive | intelligently analytical and clear-thinking. | 31 | |
| 5844598873 | indignant | feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment. | 32 | |
| 5844598874 | insolent | showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect. | 33 | |
| 5844598875 | lampooning | publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm. | 34 | |
| 5844598876 | scornful | feeling or expressing contempt or derision. | 35 | |
| 5844598877 | vice | is a a wrongdoing or evil of some sort. Examples of vices used typically in satire: stupidity, gullibility, poor decision making, narrow-mindedness, intolerance/prejudice, vanity, apathy, selfishness, hypocrisy, dishonesty, irresponsibility | 36 | |
| 5844598878 | folly | is a lack of good morals or common sense. | 37 | |
| 5844655328 | seven deadly sins | avarice (greed), lust, gluttony( excessive love of comforts), sloth, pride, envy, and anger | 38 | |
| 5847253302 | social satire | A work of literature that mocks social conventions, another work of art, or anything its author thinks ridiculous; satire aimed specifically at the general foibles of society rather than an attack on an individual | 39 |
