satirical novel
Ironic long narrative
A satirical novel is a work of fiction that uses irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize human folly, social institutions, or political systems.
The form ranges from biting social commentary to absurdist humor: Catch-22, Animal Farm, Don Quixote.
Unlike pure comedy, the satirical novel aims to expose or reform through mockery.
- social commentaryAnalysis of societal conditions
- Jonathan SwiftDublin's savage satirist
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- biting witCutting, incisive cleverness
- sharp tongueTendency toward cutting remarks
George Orwell · Kurt Vonnegut · Voltaire · parody · sarcasm · Candide · human folly · absurdity · Mark Twain · allegory · mock-heroic · Aldous Huxley · hyperbole · class dynamics · ruling class · Joseph Heller · dystopian fiction · wit
- comedycomedy, jokes, humor, puns, sarcasm
- comedy writingjoke, jokes, comedy, parody, sarcasm
- Parodiesspoof, Spaceballs, Naked Gun, Scary Movie, take-off
- satirelampoon, parody, parody account, spoof, caricature
- comedy typesclown, parody, farce, slapstick, pratfalls
- fictionfiction, short story, fairy tales, fables, literary fiction
satirical novelhagiography
Idealized biographical writing
panegyric · heroic narrative · morality tale · utopian novel · apologetics
satirical noveltragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
romantic novel · tearjerker · melodrama · emotional drama · weepy
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