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What does satire mean?
A
in ancient Rome, a person who fought people or animals for public entertainment
B
the study of the body’s structure
C
a curved ceiling made of arches
D
verse or prose that pokes fun at human weakness
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -satire, artistic form, chiefly literary and dramatic, in which human or individual vices, follies, abuses, or shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, derision, burlesque, irony, parody, caricature, or other methods, sometimes with an intent to inspire social reform.

Detailed explanation-2: -Satire is the art of making someone or something look ridiculous, raising laughter in order to embarrass, humble, or discredit its targets.

Detailed explanation-3: -: a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn. : trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly.

Detailed explanation-4: -Horatian Satire Horatian satire is perhaps the most common type of satire. Horatian satire typically uses humor to ridicule a person or event in a comedic way. Further, the goal of here is to be light-hearted and a means of encouraging improvement in what is being satirized.

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