Library›Literary Terms›One card

A LITTLE SOMETHING WORTH KNOWING

A small discovery. Yours to pass on.

Arts & LiteratureOne small ahaLiterary term

This literary device uses humor or exaggeration to criticize society, as Gulliver's Travels does with politics and folly.

Think it. Then flip it. ahamoraTap to reveal Back to the cue
Arts & LiteratureOne small aha
Your new ahaSatire

Satire — example: Gulliver's Travels. Source: Satire ↗

ahamoraReference ↗

Keep the thread going

One answer is a beginning.

Share a little curiosity, or follow it into the full collection.

Flip the full deck →

More from Literary Terms

A few more worth knowing.

  1. 24This dramatic genre centres on suffering or downfall, as in Shakespeare's Hamlet.RECALL
    Tragedy

    Tragedy ends in downfall or death, often driven by a fatal flaw, as with Shakespeare's Hamlet.

    Open this card ↗
  2. 25This dramatic genre traditionally resolves conflicts happily and often uses humour and misunderstandings.RECALL
    Comedy

    Comedy is built around humor and typically ends happily, resolving misunderstandings as in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

    Open this card ↗
  3. 26This literary device reveals a character's private thoughts aloud, as in Hamlet's famous To be or not to be speech.RECALL
    Soliloquy

    A soliloquy reveals a character's private thoughts aloud, as in Hamlet's famous To be or not to be speech.

    Open this card ↗