What Is Satire in Writing?
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- 31 Mar 2023
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Satire has been used in literature for centuries—and there’s a reason for its longevity: Satire is the art of ridiculing or critiquing a person, situation, or social belief system through storytelling. As long as there has been someone or something worth ridicule, there has been satire.
What is satire?
Satire is a story method that exposes flaws in a person or system in power. Rather than realistically depicting flaws, satire emphasizes them, often exaggerating them until they become ridiculous or comical.
You will find satire in all kinds of mediums, from TV (Saturday Night Live), to movies (Don’t Look Up, Sorry to Bother You, Borat), to music (Bruce Springsteen’s song “Born in the U.S.A.”). Since we’re all about the written word here at Grammarly, we’re going to focus on satire as a literary device.
Where does satire come from?
Examples of satire can be found as far back as ancient Greece. The word satire comes from the Latin word satura, which means “full” (think saturated or satiated). The phrase lanx satura refers to a medley of fruits, which corresponds to the mixed quality of early satires. Read More..
