Satirical & Parody Vocab

rhetorical and creative writing vocab :P

To argue

To present reasons and arguments; to have an argument about something; to give evidence of.

Attitude

A complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways.

Audience

A gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance.

Caricature

A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect.

Comment

A statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information.

Critical

Characterized by careful evaluation and judgment.

Criticism

A serious examination and judgment of something; disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings.

Culture

All the knowledge and values shared by a society; the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization.

Dramatic

Suitable to or characteristic of drama; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect.

Emphatically

In a forceful manner, with emphasis; without question and beyond doubt.

Exaggerated

Represented as greater than is true or reasonable.

Exaggeration

Making to seem more important than it really is; the act of making something more noticeable than usual.

Frailty

The state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age); moral weakness.

Hyperbole

Extravagant exaggeration; a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect.

Incongruity

The quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate.

Inference

The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment based on circumstantial evidence.

Institution

A custom that has long been an important feature of some group or society; an organization founded for a specific purpose.

Literary

Appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing.

Overstatement

Making to seem more important than it really is.

Parody

A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way.

Persuasive

Intended or having the power to induce action or belief.

Portrayal

Any likeness of a person, in any medium.

Public

Not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole.

Represent

Take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to.

Reversal

The act of reversing the order or place of.

Ridiculous

Incongruous; inviting ridicule; broadly or extravagantly humorous.

Sarcasm

Witty language used to convey insults or scorn.

Satire

A literary genre that uses humor to ridicule human failings and vices

Understatement

A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said.

Vocabulary

A listing of the words used in some enterprise.

Wit

A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter.