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Satire used by Mark Twain

by: AJ Flynn

Juvenalian Satire

Unlike Horatian, juvenalian satire is the opposite. Juvenalian satire is harsh and bitter and is meant to ridicule.

Satire

Example of Horatian by Twain

Example of Juvenalian by Twain

Satire (n.): the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Satire can come in various styles, but is typically defined by its focus on social criticism. It is used to bring attention to problems in the world, and hopefully change them, through ridicule. Satire is usually broken into two types: Horatian satire and Juvenalian satire.

In the story War Prayer, Mark Twain writes, "tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire..."(Twain,1923). This is bitter satire because he asked in the name of love that others suffer.

In the story, Advice to Youth, Twain writes, "Always obey your parents, when they are present," (Twain,1882). This is an example of horatian satire because he is saying you don't always have to obey your parents, only when they are around. This is kind of like a joke to make the audience smile, but also has a message.

Horatian Satire

Horatian satire is lighthearted and is used in a less harsh way in order to provoke a smile on the audience's face, while still conveying it's message.

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