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Definition of Satire
Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone. Public figures, such as politicians, are often the subject of satire, but satirists can take... read full definition
Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone. Public figures, such as politicians, are often the subject of... read full definition
Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone. Public figures, such as politicians... read full definition
Key Examples in Bliss
Satire
Explanation and Analysis—The Dinner Conversation:
In the following passage, which takes place close to halfway through the story, Mansfield satirizes London's literary and artistic elite, using lines of comic dialogue as well as names and references that border on the preposterous. In this way, she subtly pokes fun of Bertha's pretentious circle of friends:
"I met her at the Alpha show—the weirdest little person. [...]"
"Isn't she very liée with Michael Oat?"
"The man who wrote Love in False Teeth? "
"He wants to write a play for me. One act. One man. Decides to commit suicide. Gives all the reasons why he should and why he shouldn't. And just as he has made up his mind either to do it or not to do it—curtain. Not half a bad idea."
"What's he going to call it—'Stomach Trouble' ?"
"I think I've come across the same idea in a lit-tle French review, quite unknown in England.
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