SATIRE ESSAY -- English Literature

banter ESSAYGood evening and welcome to another edition of the BBC jeeringdocumentary series. Today we will be analyzing the battleground of satiric poetry, examining twain well-known satirical poems calledLife-Cycle by Bruce Dawe and Hymn Of The scientific Farmer byClive Sansom. But first, lets number at what a satire is and how thevictorious poet annihilates the foe of a satire. jibe to the ancient Macquarie Dictionary, a satire is a termapplied to both put to work of literature or art whose objective is toridicule. Using ridicule or mockery in the battleground, a satire hasthe avowed objective of correcting merciful faults, while arousinglaughter or scorn in its intended audition or bystanders of thevictorious side. General targets or foe of satires includeindividuals, friendly groups, institutions, and human nature. Like othergenres, a satire is often a mode of writing introduced into variousliteral forms. A poetic satirist or the victorious poet sometimes usesscorn, sa rcasm, innuendo or irony along with humor to expose theenemys human faults or foolishness.Throughout the history of literature, satirical poems collapse obliteratedmany varieties of antagonist, ranging from religious figures topolitical and social failings in society. Since the ancient Roman andGreek period, satirical poems have earned their remark by, to somedegree, shaping the humans we have become today. They aim to try out usour fault and persuade us to modify and advance our doings andnature. One major poem, which highlights this concept, is the Hymn OfThe Scientific Farmer by Clive Sansom.Clive Samson, in his poem called the Hymn Of The Scientific Farmer,demonstrates to us his knowledge and awarenes... ...ho could resurrect their team back to victory. Thisdemonstrates how pointless and otiose their lives are and the extentto which football is the basis of their existence.Bruce Dawe has victoriously ridden the foe of any dignity. He hasridiculed the supporters circuitousl y and shown the referee how we canbecome so involved in something that we no longer recognize thebeauties of nature and life. This in turn encourages the reader to throw his or her life and to try and reach a match lifestyle.Overall, both poets have been victorious over their foe. They havemanaged to successfully produce a satirized poem using some if not allweapons against the foe. They have also been triumphant in leaving amessage for the bystanders of the battle, whether it is change inattitude and life or avoidance of certain characteristics that whitethornovertake our lives.