📚ap english literature review

Satire

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The use of irony, ridicule, or mockery to criticize or expose human behavior, often revealing the gap between appearance and reality.

AP course connection

Topic 8.2: 8.2 Interpreting juxtaposition, paradox, and irony

Unit 8