Satire vs Parody - What's the difference?
satire | parody |
(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.
A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
* Macaulay
(archaic) A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.
To make a parody of something.
Parody is a synonym of satire.
As nouns the difference between satire and parody
is that 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 while parody is a work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.As a verb parody is
to make a parody of something.satire
English
(wikipedia satire)Noun
Derived terms
* satiric, satirical * satirically * satiristExternal links
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English
(wikipedia parody)Noun
(parodies)- The lively parody which he wrote was received with great applause.
Verb
(en-verb)- The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre.