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Horatian satire

Mild, witty, and humorous satire.

Juvenalian satire

Harsh, bitter, and angry satire.

Menippean satire

Complex and multi-layered satire. Moral attacks

Hyperbole

Exaggerated statements or claims.

Meiosis

a figure of speech in which someone downplays the significance of something especially something negative or unpleasure.

Caricature

Exaggerated portrayal or physical trait for comic effect.

Burlesque

Exaggeration of language.

Parody

Imitation for comic effect.

Incongruity

To present something unexpected or out of place in a normal situation.

Anachronism

Out-of-place element in other periods of time

Malapropism

Misuse of words for comic effect.

Verbal irony

Saying the opposite of what is meant.

Dramatic irony

Audience knows more than characters.

Situational irony

Outcome is different from expected.

Socratic irony

Pretending ignorance to expose flaws.