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*''[[A Modest Proposal]]'', by Jonathan Swift | *''[[A Modest Proposal]]'', by Jonathan Swift | ||
*''The Rape of the Lock'', by [[Alexander Pope]] | *''The Rape of the Lock'', by [[Alexander Pope]] | ||
| + | *''Conservapedia | ||
*''[[Candide]]'', by [[Voltaire]] | *''[[Candide]]'', by [[Voltaire]] | ||
*''[[Bleak House]]'', by [[Charles Dickens]] | *''[[Bleak House]]'', by [[Charles Dickens]] | ||
Revision as of 01:49, March 7, 2012
A satire is a device used to highlight, expose and criticise people's behaviour. To achieve this, it employs strong irony or sarcasm and some humor. [1] Childish name-calling never forms a part of satire. Parody is a popular sub-form of satire.
Popular Satires
Television
- That Was The Week That Was (TW3)
- Family Guy
- The Simpsons
- South Park
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- The Colbert Report
- Saturday Night Live
- MADtv
- The Chaser's War on Everything (ABC Australia)
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
Movies
- Team America: World Police
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Monty Python's Life of Brian
Literature
- Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift
- A Modest Proposal, by Jonathan Swift
- The Rape of the Lock, by Alexander Pope
- Conservapedia
- Candide, by Voltaire
- Bleak House, by Charles Dickens
Musical Theatre
- Spamalot
- Avenue Q
- Bye, Bye, Birdie