Some of the satiric devices are humor, irony, invective, mock-enconium, grotesque, comic- juxtaposition, mock epic/heroic etc. ... They are just add-ons to the larger scheme of things in the poem. ... Mac Flecknoe doesn't utter a word throughout the poem. ... Sexual characteristics of a woman are attributed to Shadwell when he is said to be "big with Hymn". ... "The combination of literary allusion and obscene innuendo give Mac Flecknoe its characteristic tone. ...

• Word Count: 2125
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School