Some of the satiric devices are humor, irony, invective, mock-enconium, grotesque, comic- juxtaposition, mock epic/heroic etc. ... Moreover, the use of alliteration in this sentence shows Dryden's attempt to proclaim himself to be a better writer, who not only knew how to use poetic devices in the correct manner but be witty as well. ... With the help of the use of the device of Irish bard, Dryden explicitly states the true nature of Shadwell. ... 'From its old Ruins Brothel-houses rise,/Scenes of lewd loves, and of polluted joys.' by setting his throne in such a place Dryden ha...

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Alexander Pope has long been considered one of the greatest satirists that English literary tradition has ever seen. ... Pope tells us that with the aid of certain devices he will explore this theme, and it is at this point that we become acquainted with the "machinery" of the poem. ... This is only one of many striking examples of Pope's use of bathos as a device to aid his satire. ... As the term suggests, the mock epic genre parodies the classical epic; it is constructed around the same basic formula and employs the same devices and conventions as the epic itself, yet is based a...

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Constantly active in literary circles, he soon became famous for his works on literature, politics, religion, and philosophy. ... (Fietlowitz 3) Another one of Swift's most important tools is allegory, which is a device in which characters, situations, and places have a significance that goes beyond simply what they are in themselves. ...

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