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Different Types of Satire

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prominent examples. Swifts A Modest Proposal is discussed along with Austens Persuasion. The work of singer, song-writer Randy Newman is also evaluated. Satire is differentiated from other types of  humor. Bibliography lists 11 sources. SA144sat.rtf I. Introduction About a week after the September 11th attacks, David Letterman  returned to the air waves, but did a completely straight show. Yes, he told no jokes. For late night fans, this was a remarkable show. People wondered how Saturday Night  Live would handle the serious matter as well. There was no satire, no lampooning George Bush anymore and certainly no mocking of what happened on that fateful day. It was  a difficult time for comedians. There was a great deal of theorizing as to whether or not irony was dead, inclusive of  its offspring-satire and sarcasm-and whether or not it would dissipate from pop culture (Maurstad 12C). While there was a great deal of speculation as to whether or not the sarcasm  would come back, the fact is that it most certainly has (12C). The humor newsletter The Onion is back with headlines such as "U.S. Urges Bin Laden To Form  Nation It Can Attack" (12C). In fact, Bin Laden jokes are beginning to crop up and while people are no longer attacking President Bushs competence, certainly the nations sense of  humor is not gone. Humor, irony and sarcasm has been around for quite awhile and serious topics have always been the  butt of jokes. Even the O.J. Simpson case was fodder as people laughed every time he opened his mouth to proclaim his innocence. And while jokes are part of popular