{"id":6677,"date":"2019-04-08T17:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T00:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/?post_type=essay-writing-blog&#038;p=6677"},"modified":"2020-08-02T06:57:05","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T13:57:05","slug":"how-to-write-satirical-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/how-to-write-satirical-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write an Entertaining Satirical Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most people run into some form of satire in their day-to-day lives\u2014from comedians talking about politics to online comics criticizing the education system. But somehow, when students have to read or write satire for class, they tend to get a little lost.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the time, the lost feeling comes from making the topic way too academic. It doesn\u2019t have to be serious. In fact, satire is one of the most fun types of essays you can write because it explains or criticizes serious topics in a non-serious way.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a difference between satire and outright criticism, however, and it\u2019s important to find the right balance. I\u2019m here to help you do just that. So if you\u2019re stuck on your satirical essay or just want a few pointers to improve, read on.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Satire, Anyway?<\/h2>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/girl-2771936_640-e1524600069416.jpg\" alt=\"satirical essay\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6764 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20385%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"satirical essay\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/girl-2771936_640-e1524600069416.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Put simply, <a href=\"https:\/\/literarydevices.net\/satire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">satire<\/a> is when someone uses sarcasm or wit to criticize or poke fun at something. But that definition is a bit broad, isn\u2019t it? I like to think of it as long-form sarcasm, but there\u2019s way more to satire than sarcasm.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get into the details a little more.<\/p>\n<h3>Elements of satire<\/h3>\n<p>There are several literary devices that <i>can<\/i> go into satire. You don\u2019t have to use all of them in your essay. Just pick a few that work for your subject and writing style.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/3-types-irony-in-literature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Irony<\/a>: Many times, using irony simply means saying the opposite of what is meant (verbal irony). In literature, authors may also make a character do or say something that&#8217;s understood by the audience but not the character (dramatic irony). And then there\u2019s what Alanis Morissette was trying to get at\u2014when actions have results that are the opposite of what is expected (situational irony).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/literarydevices.net\/sarcasm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sarcasm<\/a>: Sarcasm often uses verbal irony in a biting or mocking comment. It\u2019s a bit harsher than irony.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/literarydevices.net\/parody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parody<\/a>: Parody is when something is rewritten or refashioned in a more nonsensical way. Think Weird Al.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/literarydevices.net\/exaggeration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exaggeration<\/a>: Exaggeration means making something seem bigger or more important than it actually is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/literarydevices.net\/understatement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Understatement<\/a>: The opposite of exaggeration\u2014understatement means making something seem smaller or less important than it actually is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I know\u2014all these definitions can get a little confusing, especially when there\u2019s no real context for them. So let\u2019s get more specific and talk about your satirical essay.<\/p>\n<h2>Selecting a Subject That Sticks<\/h2>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/yes-3100993_640-e1524600156986.jpg\" alt=\"satirical essay\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6766 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20334%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"satirical essay\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/yes-3100993_640-e1524600156986.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Your satirical essay isn\u2019t going to be as straightforward as the rest of the essays you write in class. There are a lot of different paths you can take, and there\u2019s no one way to write it.<\/p>\n<p>Because satire is subverting a topic by using the elements I talked about above, you don\u2019t even need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/turn-a-good-thesis-statement-great\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">thesis statement<\/a> or the other traditional structural elements of analytical and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/the-argumentative-essay-everything\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">argumentative essays<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But you do need to make it interesting and entertaining. So the first thing you need for an interesting essay is an interesting topic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tm-tweet-clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tm-click-to-tweet\">\n<div class=\"tm-ctt-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=The+first+thing+you+need+for+an+interesting+essay+is+an+interesting+topic.&#038;via=kibin&#038;related=kibin&#038;url=https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/how-to-write-satirical-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\">The first thing you need for an interesting essay is an interesting topic.<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=The+first+thing+you+need+for+an+interesting+essay+is+an+interesting+topic.&#038;via=kibin&#038;related=kibin&#038;url=https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/how-to-write-satirical-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\">Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tm-ctt-tip\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sometimes teachers give students a topic, and sometimes they don\u2019t. Even if you&#8217;re provided with a topic, however, it\u2019s usually pretty general\u2014something like \u201ceducation\u201d or \u201ccapitalism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re given a general topic or no topic at all, you\u2019ll need to get a bit more specific.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, if you\u2019re writing your satirical essay about education, you may write about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-examples\/teaching-and-education\/school-funding-3178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social cliques<\/a> that you see in your school.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever you choose, make sure it\u2019s something that\u2019s important to you. Satire is a great way to vent your frustrations without it coming across as angry rantings.<\/p>\n<h2>Finding the Balance: Too Far or Not Far Enough?<\/h2>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/horizontal-2071314_640-e1524600196730.jpg\" alt=\"satirical essay\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6765 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20500%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"satirical essay\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/horizontal-2071314_640-e1524600196730.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Writing a satirical essay, especially the first time around, isn\u2019t easy. You feel passionate about the subject you\u2019re writing about, but you can\u2019t write about it in a straightforward way with statistics, anecdotes, or support from literature.<\/p>\n<p>For some students, this makes taking it too far very easy. Other students can\u2019t seem to take it far enough.&nbsp;Finding the balance is the key to making your satire resonate with your readers.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t take it far enough, your satirical essay may read just like a short story. But if you take it too far, you will turn off your readers.<\/p>\n<h3>How to avoid taking it too far<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6763\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6763\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6763 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/offensive-e1524600274330.jpg\" alt=\"satirical essay\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6763 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20333%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"satirical essay\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/offensive-e1524600274330.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Offensive&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyphotographic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Youngson<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/alphastockimages.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alpha Stock Images<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One thing that beginning satire writers often get wrong is that they go past witty satire into outright criticism, which can just come off as being mean or ranting. But if you look at some examples of great satire, you can figure out how to dial it back a bit.<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re writing a satirical essay, it might be tempting to call out authoritative figures, the government, or \u201cthe man\u201d in general. And that\u2019s completely fine to do.<\/p>\n<p>However, you have to be delicate in your approach. One way to do this is to use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/identify-write-about-literary-symbols\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">symbolism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>George Orwell, for example, uses a ton of symbolism in his satirical work <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/20-ideas-animal-farm-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Animal Farm<\/i><\/a>. The pigs symbolize Russia\u2019s elite class, while hardworking Boxer and Clover represent the working class. Napoleon symbolizes Stalin, while Old Major symbolizes Marx.<\/p>\n<p>Orwell uses the ideologies and characteristics of Stalin, Marx, and the different social classes in Russia as a basis for the personalities of his characters.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a smart move because it gives readers the opportunity to figure out the symbolism for themselves and makes the satire a little subtler.<\/p>\n<p>When you read any of Orwell\u2019s stuff, you\u2019ll probably notice how drab it is. While this makes sense for the topics he writes about and the time in which he was writing, you might want your satirical essay to be a little more humorous.<\/p>\n<p>And there are plenty of sources you can draw on for inspiration here.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Show,<\/i> for example, is a fantastic form of satire. It uses a couple of techniques to throw some hard (but not too hard) punches. Take this clip for example:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Daily Show - Rage Against the Rage Against the Machine\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rGbHxjjrCFE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a serious topic that Jon Stewart still manages to bring humor to by using satire. He does this using several methods you can incorporate into your satirical essay:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jon uses some claims that the Fox News anchors make\u2014&#8221;Who wants to go shopping at Macy\u2019s while this is going on?\u201d\u2014and shows us how ridiculous they are when put in context.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>He draws comparisons to show how some criticisms are biased, such as pointing out all the parades that block traffic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>He uses sarcasm to imitate the news anchors and point out the strangeness of their argument that football players shouldn\u2019t have opinions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple\">\n\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-cont\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-header\">Stuck on Your Essay?<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-desc\">Check out thousands of example essays.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-input\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-cont-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-warning\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-examples\/blog-landing-essay\" target=\"_blank\">Yes! Show me examples.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>How to take it past \u201cnot far enough\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>You might be on the other end of the spectrum where you don\u2019t take your satire far enough. Typically, this happens for one of two reasons: not being assertive enough or trying to please everyone.<\/p>\n<p>When you write a satirical essay, you have to take a stand on some sort of issue. This is no time to flip flop on your decisions about whether there should be tighter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/12-gun-control-articles-for-argumentative-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control laws<\/a> or less standardized testing.<\/p>\n<p>While you might want to add symbolism or exaggeration to help make your point more palatable to your readers, you need to have a point (and stick to it) in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Since you&#8217;re taking a possibly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/write-powerful-social-issues-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">controversial position<\/a> about a topic, there will be other people who have a different opinion than you. Some of those people won\u2019t like what you have to say no matter how much symbolism or humor you use<\/p>\n<p><i>And that\u2019s okay.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Trying to please everyone will make your writing look weak and may confuse your readers about what you\u2019re trying to say.<\/p>\n<h2>Tackling Your Own Satirical Essay<\/h2>\n<p>If you need inspiration while writing your satirical essay, there are many examples out there you can use to help you shape your own ideas. Here are a few:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-examples\/the-use-of-satire-in-the-novel-catch-22-by-joseph-heller-7SeqiFFe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Modest Proposal<\/a> by Jonathan Swift<\/i><\/li>\n<li>The Daily Show and SNL\u2019s \u201cWeekend Update\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Onion<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The music of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=tom+lehrer&amp;oq=tom+lehrer&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0l2j35i39j0l2.5207j0j9&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Lehrer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And if you still feel lost or don\u2019t know whether your essay goes too far (or not far enough), you can always reach out to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-editing-proofreading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kibin editors<\/a>. They\u2019ll make sure your satirical essay lands with your readers, as well as clean up errors in grammar and flow.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck with your satire!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people run into some form of satire in their day-to-day lives\u2014from comedians talking about politics to online comics criticizing the education system. But somehow, when students have to read or write satire for class, they tend to get a little lost. Most of the time, the lost feeling comes from making the topic way &hellip; <\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/how-to-write-satirical-essay\/\" class=\"more-link btn btn-primary\"><b>Read more<\/b><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How to Write an Entertaining Satirical Essay&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":6892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[146,163],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Write an Entertaining Satirical Essay \u2013 Kibin Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whether you&#039;re stuck on your satirical essay or just want a few pointers to improve, this post has you covered. 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