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never [62]
3 years ago
12

According to the essay "A Discourse on the Original and Progress of Satire," how does Dryden say that the fool would most likely

react to satire written about him or her?
English
1 answer:
IRISSAK [1]3 years ago
8 0

He would miss the point of it.

Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, which emphazises vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings in order to ridicule, in an attempt to shame individuals, corporations, government, or society itself.

Satires are both meant to be humorous and it is intended to create a constructive social criticism. A feature of satire is irony or sarcasm as well as parody, burlesque, exaggeration.

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