Travesty vs Satire - What's the difference?
travesty | satire |
An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.
* De Quincey
A parody or stylistic imitation.
(pejorative) A grossly inferior imitation.
To make a travesty of; to 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.
As nouns the difference between travesty and satire
is that travesty is an absurd or grotesque misrepresentation 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.As a verb travesty
is to make a travesty of; to parody.travesty
English
Noun
(travesties)- The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.
- A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.