Products

About

©2018 StudyMode.com

X

Topics: Satire, Dictionary, English language Pages: 5 (535 words) Published: September 30, 2014

sat·ire

/ˈsaˌtīr/

noun

noun: satire

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

synonyms: mockery, ridicule, derision, scorn, caricature; More irony, sarcasm

"he has become the subject of satire"

•a play, novel, film, or other work that uses satire.
plural noun: satires

"a stinging satire on American politics"

synonyms: parody, burlesque, caricature, lampoon, skit; More informalspoof, takeoff, sendup

"a satire on Canadian politics"

•a genre of literature characterized by the use of satire.

•(in Latin literature) a literary miscellany, especially a poem ridiculing prevalent vices or follies.

Origin

early 16th century: from French, or from Latin satira, later form of satura ‘poetic medley.’

Translate satire toChoose languageAfrikaansAlbanianArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBela- rusianBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanCebuanoChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEsperantoEstonianFilipinoFinnishFren- chGalicianGeorgianGermanGreekGujaratiHaitianHausaHebrewHindi- HmongHungarianIcelandicIgboIndonesianIrishItalianJapaneseJav- aneseKannadaKhmerKoreanLaoLatinLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMa- layMalteseMaoriMarathiMongolianNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishP- ortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliS- panishSwahiliSwedishTamilTeluguThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietn- ameseWelshYiddishYorubaZulu

Use over time for: satire

Translations, word origin, and more definitions

Satire | Define Satire at Dictionary.com

dictionary.reference.com/browse/satire

Dictionary.com

the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. 2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human ...

Satire - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster ...

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satire

Merriam‑Webster

Full Definition of SATIRE. 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.

Satire - Definition and Examples of Satire - Literary Devices

literarydevices.net/satire/

Definition, Usage and a list of Satire Examples in common speech and literature. Satire is a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness ...

satire - definition of satire by The Free Dictionary

www.thefreedictionary.com/satire

a. A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit. b. The branch of literature constituting such works. See Synonyms at ...

Urban Dictionary: satire

www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=satire

Urban Dictionary

Somebody: "Yes, it was chock full of satire about people complaining of immigrants ... Currently, it consists of people submitting definitions to Urban Dictionary in ...

Satire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire

Wikipedia

The word satire comes from the Latin word satur and the subsequent phrase lanx satura. Satur meant "full" but the juxtaposition with lanx shifted the meaning to ...

satire: definition of satire in Oxford dictionary (American ...

www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/.../sati...

OxfordDictionaries.com

Definition of satire in American English in Oxford dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences. English to English reference content (US).

Satire dictionary definition | satire defined - YourDictionary

www.yourdictionary.com/satire

yourDictionary.com

The definition of a satire is the...
Continue Reading

Please join StudyMode to read the full document

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Malcolm X Essay

    ... Malcolm X U.S. Black-Rights Activist and Religious Leader As well all know we are in the month of February. February is the month of love and the month to celebrate black history. Today I am going to talk about the one and only Malcolm X. I asked many people who they thought Malcolm X was and none of them knew. They were saying that he was a boxer, a black dude, or a random guy who was celebrated. But little did they know that he was kind of like Martin Luther King except that he believed in taking any means necessary to get equal rights. Now let me go back to when he was born. Malcolm X was born as Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Here’s a fact: Malcolm X and I were born on the same day and in the same month.) Malcolm X attended West Junior High School, where he was the school's only black student. He excelled academically and was well liked by his classmates, who elected him class president. However, he later said that he felt that his classmates treated him more like the class pet than a human being. The turning point in Malcolm X's childhood came in 1939, when his English teacher asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up and he answered that he wanted to be a lawyer. His teacher responded, "One of life's first needs is for us to be realistic… you need to think of something you can be… Why don't you plan on carpentry?" As a result of being told that there...

    Read More
    1430 Words 4 Pages
  • Malcolm X Essay

    ...words spoken by Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were so strong and influential, helping them gain great audiences and followers. King preached out over the “brotherhood” among races, and the importance of non-violence. Malcolm X, also advocated for the end to segregation, but emphasized the needs for blacks to become independent of the white man, and stand up for themselves. Both King and Malcolm X had similar goals in their minds, but took distinct paths to attain those goals. Both of their many speeches varied with great distinction. While the content and underlying ideas of the speeches may have different examples and ideas, they both use many common literary devices and rhetorical strategies to attain their audience’s attention. It is through Malcolm X’s use of emotion, together with the use of other strategies, that he ultimately created a more passionate influence on his audience. The early lives that these men lived had much influence on how they would later view racism, and speak out on segregation. Martin Luther King Jr., born Micheal Luther King Jr., was raised with a middle-class family, where his mother and father stressed the importance of obtaining an education (Martin). Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, came from a place filled with fear and danger, where the “Klansmen shouted threats and warnings [about how] ‘the good old Christian white people’ were not going to stand for [his] father’s...

    Read More
    1198 Words 3 Pages
  • Malcolm X Essay

    ...what extent did Malcolm X play a positive role in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and the 1960s in America?" Word Count: 1923 words To a limited extent Malcolm X played a positive role in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s in America. Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister, leader and human rights activist. During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s Malcolm X became one of the most prominent advocates for the rights of African Americans. As a proponent of self-defense, he was able to strengthen the notion of equality and inspire African Americans to vigorously resist racism. Furthermore, his advocacy of Black Nationalism successfully united African Americans at a crucial time during the Civil Rights Movement. The legacy that remained following his death also encouraged the creation of movements whose ideas were formed from Malcolm X's ideology. Although Malcolm X played a relatively positive role in the Civil Rights Movement, his support of hatred for the white population of America and belief in violent protest to rally support contradicted the direction of the movement. Malcolm X criticized fellow civil rights activists like Martin Luther King Jr and this, coupled with his opposition to integration, created a fundamental disunity within the movement. Therefore, Malcolm X's role in the Civil Rights Movement can only be attributed to all of...

    Read More
    2078 Words 6 Pages
  • Malcolm X Essay

    ...Malcolm X Malcolm Little was born on May 19, 1925; he was the son of Louise and Earl Little of Omaha, Nebraska. He was a very good student. Before dropping out in the 8th grade, and was even voted class president. After the death of his father at the hand of Klansmen and the infirming of his mother to a mental institution, he moved to Boston. Malcolm got a job as a shoeshine boy, but quickly decided dealing drugs was a much easier way to make money. He eventually moved to New York City, where he became an important member of the black mob. He later got into serious trouble with another gangster and returned to Boston in 1945. In 1946 Malcolm was sentenced to seven years in jail for robbery. While in prison, Malcolm became a follower of Elijah Muhammad, the leader of a small, urban cult, known as the Nation of Islam. Upon his release from prison Malcolm became a key member of the Black Muslim Movement. Under the guidance and teachings of Elijah Mohammed, Malcolm had targeted all whites and blamed them for position of African Americans in society. He referred to the whites as devils, which tried making the standards of blacks even lower than they already were. Malcolm X believed that complete segregation was the only way to end racial problems in America. He also said that all actions committed against blacks in history were due to the white race as a whole. Another one of his claims was that all blacks should move to Africa, and establish some...

    Read More
    1003 Words 3 Pages
  • Malcolm X Essay

    ...Malcolm X How is it that a man who was completely illiterate, a criminal and even worse he was black, in a time that meant you were less than a dog, could go on to lead a nation of black people towards freedom? Malcolm X is the classical story of tenacity, adversity, and determination and his end result was triumph. To Malcolm X reading was the most important thing in the world to him, and no matter how hard it would be he wanted nothing more than to learn. He knew that if he were to change his life around and make something of himself, he had to begin with the smallest of aspect which was learning how to read. His persistence did not just help him become the man he wanted to be, but it propelled him into the history books and he will forever remain a figure for many because he simply chose to take advantage of one of the most basic educational tools which is reading. Showing the world that every man deserved to be treated equally and that no matter how big or small your goals are if you are tenacious enough then you will reach them. Malcolm X played a major role in African American history. He was a Civil Rights leader and was very powerful to many people of his time and even now. He enforced the idea that all people were created equal and that the way of life should remain that way. Malcolm has influenced much of society today. He changed the world’s direction and shape in many ways. He inspired many African...

    Read More
    1381 Words 4 Pages
  • Malcolm X Essay

    ...around. In his autobiography, Malcolm recalls that, "I had sunk to the very bottom of the American white man's society," until "in prison- I found Allah and…it completely transformed my life." (150) He became involved in the Nation of Islam, led by Elijah Muhammad. It was at this time that Malcolm took his first step towards his belief of non-integration with the white people of America. When he was released in 1952, he renamed himself Malcolm X in keeping with Elijah Muhammad's belief that American blacks should give up their "slave names." The "X", he said, "Replaces the white slave-master name imposed upon my paternal forebears by some blue-eyed devil." (203) Malcolm X believed that integration wasn’t the answer to American Negro’s problems. He believed that “no sane black man really wants integration! No sane white man really wants integration!” (250) It is this belief that Malcolm X proceeded to share among his fellow blacks. At this time in the United States there was a major drive for racial integration; however, Malcolm X was calling for racial separation. He believed that the civil rights gains made in America were not true and sincere. He criticized those African Americans who used nonviolence in order to achieve integration and advocated self-defense in the face of white violence. He urged black people to give up the Christian religion, reject integration, and understand that the high...

    Read More
    1013 Words 3 Pages
  • malcom x Essay

    ... The Autobiography of Malcolm X I choose to read and write about “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” by Alex Haley. Alex Haley is a black American scriptwriter, biographer, and novelist. He is best known as the author of the book Roots: The Saga of an American Family and the co-author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Alex Haley was born in Ithaca, New York. Haley did not excel at school or college. From 1937 to 1939, he studied at Elizabeth City Teachers College in North Carolina, but decided to quit. During WW II, Alex enlisted in the Coast Guard as a mess boy. He served first on the U.S.S. Murzin, a cargo-ammunition vessel that sailed on the Southwest Pacific. To avoid the boredom, and getting a new rating, Alex started to write adventure stories. At the age of 37, after twenty years of service, he left the Coast Guard with the rank of Chief Journalist, and moved back to New York to become a full-time writer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X, his first major work, was finished two weeks before the shooting of the American revolutionary. The book had a huge effect on the black power movement in the United States. Before publishing it, he worked with the spokesman for the Nation of Islam (Black Muslim) movement, Malcolm X, for nearly two years, one year writing the text. From their conversations Alex created the story of Malcolm X, told in his own words. The book, The...

    Read More
    1112 Words 3 Pages
  • Malcolm X Essay

    ...Malcolm X Outline "A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything." Thesis Statement: Malcolm X was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. Detractors accused him of preaching racism, black supremacy, anti-Semitism, and violence. Introduction I. Malcolm X opposed the mainstream civil rights movement, publicly calling for black separatism and rejecting nonviolence and integration as effective means of combating racism. Body I. Main Point 1: Hard times Malcolm X had growing up. II. Main Point 2: How getting in trouble with law effect his way of life & how it change him forever. III. Transitional Sentence: Now that you know how Malcolm X was shape by society, I’ll explain the route that the Nation of Islam betrayal Malcolm. IV. Main Point 3: The way the Nation Islam took to assassinate Malcolm X. ; Conclusion I. Malcolm X achieved his goal on opposed the mainstream civil rights movement, black separatism and rejecting nonviolence and integration as effective means. Malcolm X opposed the mainstream civil rights movement, publicly calling for black separatism and rejecting nonviolence and integration as effective means of combating racism; He was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a...

    Read More
    1876 Words 5 Pages

Popular Essays

Become a StudyMode Member

Sign Up - It's Free