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Satires

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sarcasmnoun(uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering.
ironynoun(rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
caustic remarknounwitty language used to convey insults or scorn
lampoonsnounA written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.
pasquinadesnounA lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.
spoofsnoun(countable) An act of deception; a hoax; a joking prank.
parodiesnounA work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
satiristsnounA person who writes satire.
farcesnoun(uncountable) A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method.
pastichesnounA work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, usually in a positive or neutral way.
allegoriesnounThe Four Allegories is a series of four small panel paintings in the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy by the Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini, whose date has been variously argued as different points in the range 1490–1504.
polemicnounA strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
comediesnoun(countable, drama) a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
lampoonnounA written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.
hagiographiesnoun(countable, by extension) A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.
sendupnounAlternative form of send-up (“parody”). [A satirical imitation of a work of art or a genre.]
absurdismnoun(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
tragicomediesnoun(uncountable) The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
witticismsnouna witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger.
juvenilianoun(chiefly literature) Works produced during an artist's or author's youth.

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