Satire’s Hyperbolic Arsenal: Exposing Folly Through Exaggeration
Hyperbole, overstatement, and stretching the truth are indispensable weapons in the satirical arsenal. These literary techniques, which amplify or intensify a concept beyond its reasonable limits, expose folly, vice, and absurdity through exaggerated portrayals. Caricature, a related satirical device, creates distorted or exaggerated representations of individuals, magnifying their flaws or eccentricities to produce a humorous … Read more