| Behind this lies a genuine satiric point about the booming heritage industry's dependence on quaint appellations and sentimental conservation. |
| In the hands of a garden-variety appropriationist, the hats would represent a satiric comment on the commodification of individualism. |
| My first attempt, a chapbook of satiric epigrams, led me to examine the social facts. |
| It was also to be a vehicle for Dickens as an essayist, both as a fanciful observer and as an earnestly satiric social critic. |
| Swift's disturbing satiric vision and eccentricities have given rise to countless myths and legends about his life. |
| Another related discursive tendency is the use of satiric irony, especially sarcasm. |
