I had amoebic dysentery once and it is horrible to try to kill. ...You have to take a nasty drug that causes all sorts of nasty side effects. And it stays in your system until you kill it.
The role of satire is to ridicule or criticize those vices in the society, which the writer considers a threat to civilization. The writer considers it his obligation to expose these vices for the betterment of humanity. Therefore, the function of satire is not to make others laugh at persons or ideas they make fun of.
Transcript of Literary Devices: Satire and Poetic Justice. Literary Devices Satire and Poetic Justice Satire Poetic Justice A satire is the use of sarcasm, ridicule, irony, or insult in a comedic way. Satires are used to make people laugh at the stories. Another example is The Onion newspaper from the USA. In this 'newspaper', they make fun newspapers and put in their comedic responses.