Satire
Not to be confused with satyr or Saltire. "Satires" redirects here. For other uses, see Satires (disambiguation). 1867 edition of Punch , a ground-breaking British magazine of popular humour, including a great deal of satire of the contemporary, social, and political scene. Literature Major forms Novel Poem Drama Short story Novella Genres Comedy Drama Epic Erotic Nonsense Lyric Mythopoeia Romance Satire Tragedy Tragicomedy Media Performance play Book Techniques Prose Poetry History and lists History modern Outline Glossary of terms Books Writers Literary awards poetry Discussion Criticism Theory (critical theory) Sociology Magazines Literature portal v t e Performing arts Acrobatics Ballet Circus skills Clown Dance General Gymnastics Magic Mime Music Opera Professional wrestling Puppetry Speech Theatre Ventriloquism v t e Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule,