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[[Image:Punch.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''1867 edition of the satirical magazine [[Punch (magazine)|Punch]]]]
'''Satire''' is a form in [[art]] or [[writing]] which ridicules either a person, [[government]], or an institution, often through the use of [[humour]]. Satire can either be in [[painting]]s, [[play (theatre)|play]]s, [[book]]s, [[song]]s, [[TV]] or [[movie]]s. It also is used to [[stereotype]] people.
Satire was used long ago
Satire often points out ironic or bad things that powerful people are doing. Its adjective is '''satirical'''.
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*[[Black comedy]]
*[[Caricature]]
*[[Cartoon]]
*[[Humour]]
*[[Irony]]
*[[Parody]]
==Other websites==
*[http://www.madmagazine.com/ MAD Magazine]
*[http://theonion.com/ The Onion]
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