satirical poem
Witty critical rhyme
A satirical poem uses verse to mock, criticize, or ridicule its subject—whether a person, institution, or social folly.
The form ranges from light teasing to bitter attack, employing irony, exaggeration, and wit to expose absurdity or vice: Pope's satirical poems skewered the literary pretensions of his age.
- parodySatirical imitation
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
travesty · poison pen · doggerel · light verse · sarcasm · sharp tongue · epigram · allegory · cultural critique · cutting humor · hyperbole · understatement · wit · pastiche · squib · spoof · invective · diatribe
satirical poempanegyric
Elaborate formal tribute speech
encomium · eulogy · ode · love sonnet · hymn
satirical poemepic poem
Extended heroic narrative verse
paean · tribute · accolade · glorification
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