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| satire | A literary form that uses humor in the form of irony, sarcasm, and ridicule to criticize or judge a specific target. |
| symbolism | A literary device in which an idea is used to represent another idea or quality. |
| logos | A persuasive appeal to one's sense of logic, using factual information to make an argument. |
| tone | The author's attitude or feelings toward the subject of his/her text. |
| mood | The feeling the reader gets from the text. |
| irony | When what is expressed is the opposite of what is expected. |
| parody | A fake and teasing imitation of a situation or work of art. |
| exaggeration | Taking a real-life situation and blowing it out of proportion to make it ridiculous. |
| absurdity | Something that seems like it would never happen, but could. |
| grotesque | The tension felt when something is horrible but funny at the same time. |
| understatement | making statements about situations that downplays its importance or intensity to the point of being ridiculous. |
| sarcasm | Verbal irony is referred as this. |
| caricature | A cartoon, picture or drawing of a person or thing in which certain characteristics are exaggerated for the purpose of humor or to make a point. |
| To bring about change or awareness | The purpose of satire. |
| imagery | When a writer attempts to describe something so that it appeals to our sense of smell, sight, taste, touch, or hearing. |
