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Satire

By Mark Flanagan, About.com

Definition: Satire is a form of literature which points out human vice or folly by way of ridicule, sarcasm, irony and other devices. It is usually intended to bring about a change in the behavior ridiculed.
Examples: George Orwell's fable,"Animal Farm," is an allegorical satire of the Russian Revolution.

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