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What does satire mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
  2. (countable) A satirical work.
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This sharp-wittedness, the keen social satire and timely cultural references keep the persona fresh and spontaneous.
The credits reveal it was written by David himself, surely not a man at home with biting satire.
But I mostly appreciated the book for its great mixture of black humour, satire and teenage rebellion.
His verse is both metrically and formally experimental, ranging from satire to love lyric, from sonnet to verse epistle, from elegy to hymn.
I used to think they were clever fiction, a satire on trendiness, a ludicrous but effective barb.
The score is cabaret style and combines the biting satire of Kurt Weill and the lush, poignant lyricism of Berg.

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