Eulogy vs Satire - What's the difference?
eulogy | satire |
An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
Speaking highly of someone; the act of praising or commending someone.
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(uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules]] its subject often as an intended means of [[provoke, provoking or preventing change. Humour, irony and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
(countable) A satirical work.
As nouns the difference between eulogy and satire
is that eulogy is an oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral while satire is a literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Humour, irony and exaggeration are often used to aid this.eulogy
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(wikipedia eulogy)Noun
(eulogies)- The Southampton striker, who also struck a post late on, was being serenaded by the Wembley crowd before the end and should probably brace himself for some Lambert-mania over the coming days but, amid the eulogies , it should not overlook the deficiencies that were evident in another stodgy England performance.