Monday, June 09, 2008

Parody and Satire

According to Mirriam-Webster, a parody is: 1 : a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule

Likewise they list satire as:
1 : a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn 2 : trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly.

I like these two terms.

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