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Satire |
Manner of writing that mixes a critical attitude with wit and humor in an effort to improve mankind |
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Incongruity |
To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to their surroundings |
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Caricature |
An exaggerated portrayal of the weaknesses or humorous aspects of an individual |
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Understatement |
Opposite of exaggeration; a statement that expresses an idea too weakly or less emphatically than it should or could |
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Verbal irony |
A write or speaker says one thing and means another |
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Sarcasm |
A form of verbal irony that mocks, ridicules, or expresses contempt. Speaker is saying the opposite of what is meant and doing it in a sharp or hostile tone |
