Plural for a play, novel, film, or other work which uses satire
“There is a strongly moral agenda to McInerney's satire which suggests a connection between the disordered individual and his degenerate society.”
Plural for the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose or criticize others
“Its trenchant satire is directed at the creaking institutions of Victorian Britain, the Law above all, but also at a do-nothing government and a self-perpetuating governing class.”
Plural for the use of expressions that mean the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
Plural for conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies
Plural for a witty remark
Plural for a word or phrase that departs from straightforward, literal language
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