Both Uses of
satire
in
The Mill on the Floss
- She flashed a slightly defiant look at him; it was clear to her that he had been drawing a satirical portrait of her beforehand.†
Chpt 6.2 *
- Lucy had said he was inclined to be satirical, and Maggie had mentally supplied the addition, "and rather conceited."†
Chpt 6.2
Definition:
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(satire as in: wrote a satire) a way of making fun of people or ideas -- often through exaggeration
or:
a skit, essay, play, film or other literary work that uses such humor