Satire

Humour, exaggeration or irony used to expose and criticise faults in people or society.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose and criticise faults in people or society.

A writer’s use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose faults in people or society.

The use of humour, ridicule or irony to expose faults in individuals, institutions or society.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose faults in individuals or society.

The use of humour, ridicule or exaggeration to expose faults in individuals or society.

Writing that uses humour, ridicule or irony to expose faults in individuals or society.

The use of humour, irony or ridicule to expose faults in people, institutions or social conventions.

The use of humour, irony or ridicule to expose faults in individuals or society.

The use of humour, ridicule or irony to criticise behaviour, institutions or social values.

The use of humour, exaggeration or irony to expose and criticise faults in people or society.

The use of humour, exaggeration or ridicule to expose faults in people or society.

Writing that uses humour, exaggeration or ridicule to expose faults in people or society.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to criticise behaviour or social institutions.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose faults in people or institutions.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to criticise behaviour, institutions or social values.

Writing that exposes or mocks faults in people or institutions. Conan Doyle uses Jones and the newspaper report to question official competence and reputation.

Writing that exposes faults or abuses through techniques such as irony, ridicule and exaggeration.

The use of humour, ridicule or exaggeration to expose and criticise faults in people or society.

Writing that exposes and criticises faults through methods such as irony, ridicule and exaggeration.

Writing that exposes and criticises faults through devices such as irony, exaggeration and ridicule. Orwell satirises the ways political leaders justify inequality.

The use of humour, irony or ridicule to expose and criticise wrongdoing, especially abuses of political power.

Writing that exposes and criticises wrongdoing through devices such as irony, exaggeration and ridicule.

Writing that exposes and criticises human behaviour or institutions through ridicule, exaggeration and irony.

The use of humour, irony or ridicule to expose and criticise faults, especially abuses of political power.

The use of humour, irony or ridicule to expose and criticise wrongdoing or foolishness.

Writing that uses ridicule, irony or exaggeration to expose and criticise faults, especially in society or politics.

Writing that uses ridicule, exaggeration or irony to expose and criticise faults in society.

Writing that exposes and criticises wrongdoing or foolishness through humour, irony or exaggeration.

Writing that exposes and criticises faults through devices such as irony, exaggeration and ridicule. Orwell satirises rulers who claim to uphold equality while protecting their own privileges.

Writing that exposes and criticises wrongdoing or foolishness through methods such as irony, exaggeration and ridicule.

Writing that exposes and criticises faults, hypocrisy or abuses of power through ridicule, exaggeration or irony.

Writing which exposes and criticises wrongdoing or foolishness through methods such as irony, ridicule and exaggeration.

Writing that exposes and criticises faults in people, institutions or society, often through irony or ridicule. Orwell satirises the betrayal of revolutionary equality.

Writing that exposes and criticises wrongdoing or folly, often through irony, exaggeration or ridicule.

Writing that exposes and criticises wrongdoing or foolishness, often through irony or ridicule. Orwell satirises rulers who claim to serve equality while enriching themselves.

Writing that exposes and criticises faults through ridicule, irony or exaggeration.

Writing that exposes and criticises abuses or foolishness through methods such as irony, exaggeration and ridicule.

The use of humour, ridicule or irony to expose and criticise faults, especially in society or politics.

Writing that exposes and criticises faults in people, institutions or society, often through humour, irony or exaggeration.

Writing that exposes and criticises abuses or failings through ridicule, irony or exaggeration.

Writing that exposes and criticises wrongdoing or foolishness through devices such as humour, exaggeration and irony.

Writing that exposes and criticises wrongdoing or folly through methods such as irony, exaggeration and ridicule.

Writing that exposes and criticises faults through devices such as irony, ridicule and exaggeration.

Writing that uses ridicule, exaggeration or irony to expose and criticise faults, especially abuses of power.

Writing that exposes faults or pretensions through humour, exaggeration or ridicule. Dickens satirises the exaggerated respect shown to Pip after he becomes wealthy.

The use of humour, exaggeration or irony to expose faults in people or society.

The use of humour, ridicule or exaggeration to expose faults in people, institutions or social behaviour.

Writing that uses humour, ridicule or irony to expose faults in people, institutions or social behaviour.

Humour or ridicule used to expose faults in individuals, institutions or society.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose faults in people or society.

The use of humour, ridicule or irony to expose faults in people, institutions or social behaviour.

Writing that exposes faults or pretensions through humour, ridicule or irony.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose faults in people, institutions or social values.

Humour or ridicule used to expose faults in people, behaviour or social institutions.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose faults in people, institutions or social practices.

The use of humour, ridicule or irony to expose and criticise faults in people or society.

Writing that uses humour, irony or exaggeration to expose and criticise human behaviour or social attitudes.

The use of humour, irony or ridicule to expose faults in people or society.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose and criticise faults in people or society.

Humour, irony or ridicule used to expose faults in people or society.

Writing that exposes or criticises faults in people or society through ridicule, humour or irony.

The use of humour, irony or ridicule to expose faults, including the villagers’ confident conclusions without reliable evidence.

The use of humour, ridicule or exaggeration to expose and criticise attitudes or behaviour.

Writing that uses humour, irony or exaggeration to expose and criticise attitudes or behaviour.

Language that mocks or exposes a person’s attitudes or behaviour, often through humour and irony.

Writing that exposes or mocks behaviour, attitudes or institutions, often through humour or irony.

The use of humour, ridicule or irony to expose faults in people, attitudes or institutions.

Writing that exposes and criticises faults through ridicule, irony or exaggeration.

Writing that exposes and criticises faults through humour, irony or ridicule.

Writing that exposes and criticises faults through humour, ridicule or irony.

Writing that exposes and criticises faults through irony, ridicule or exaggeration.

Writing that exposes or criticises faults through ridicule, irony or exaggeration.

Writing that exposes and criticises wrongdoing or foolishness, often through irony, exaggeration or ridicule.

Writing that exposes and criticises wrongdoing or folly through methods such as irony, humour and exaggeration.

Writing that exposes and criticises wrongdoing or folly through ridicule, exaggeration or irony.

The use of humour, exaggeration or irony to expose and criticise attitudes or behaviour.

Humour or ridicule used to expose faults in people, institutions or social attitudes.

The use of humour, exaggeration or ridicule to expose faults in people or society.

The use of humour, ridicule or exaggeration to expose faults in people or society.

The use of humour, exaggeration or ridicule to criticise behaviour or institutions, such as the expensive but miserable life of the Finches of the Grove.

The use of humour, ridicule or exaggeration to expose faults in individuals or society.

The use of humour, exaggeration or irony to expose foolishness or faults. Dickens satirises both ineffective schooling and Pip's imitation of responsible financial management.

The use of humour, exaggeration or ridicule to expose faults in people, institutions or social attitudes.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose and criticise behaviour or social attitudes.

Writing that uses humour, irony or exaggeration to expose and criticise human behaviour or social values.

The use of humour, ridicule or irony to expose faults in people, behaviour or society.

Writing that exposes faults or cruelty through humour, irony or exaggeration. Austen uses Mr Collins’s letter to satirise self-important, uncharitable moral judgement.

The use of humour, ridicule or irony to expose faults in people, institutions or social attitudes.

Humour or ridicule used to expose and criticise faults in people, behaviour or society.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose and criticise faults in people or society.

Literary writing that exposes faults or abuses through ridicule, exaggeration or irony.

The use of humour, ridicule or irony to expose faults in individuals or society.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose faults in people, institutions or social expectations.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose and criticise behaviour, beliefs or social practices.

Writing that exposes faults or abuses through ridicule, exaggeration or irony.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose and criticise faults in people or society.

Writing that exposes faults or abuses through ridicule, exaggeration or irony.

Humour or criticism used to expose foolishness, faults or social practices. Austen satirises both obsessive matchmaking and irresponsible parental detachment.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose faults in people or society, such as the Bingley sisters’ pretensions to social superiority.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose and criticise human behaviour or social practices.

The use of humour, irony or ridicule to expose faults in individuals or society.

The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose faults in people or society.