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[wangfeel]

Does it have same meaning with "satire"?

In my little understanding, I thnk the difference between "satire"and"sarcasm" is:

1. satire ---> I stoped watching TV to save precious time, but I start to spent more time on basketball and I still have no time for study. That is a satire.(I don't know if it is a "sarcasm")
2. sarcasm ---> "I are not that good to get on that hill top.""Don't give me sarcasm. I would not be a fool to climb that hill."

Are these examples I gave correct ?

Does "Don't you dare cheat on final exam." means "You don't have the guts to cheat on final exam."?
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[obelix]

Satire is the use of ridicule, irony or sarcasm to show corruption, foolishness or vice; often in politicians. It is also used to make fun of pompous or stupid people, or just someone we don't like; often politicians.

Sarcasm is one of the tools the satirist uses. The Oxford Dictionary says it is "a bitter or wounding remark."

An example of sarcasm would be if you had a person in your class who was very lazy and not too bright, and let us suppose his name were Smith; the teacher might say, "I'd like our hard-working genius, Mr. Smith, to answer this question."

[advoca]

If I may be allowed to add something to obelix's excellent explanation:

There are two meanings to satire:

1 Satire is the use of humour or exaggeration in order to show how foolish or wicked some people's behaviour or ideas are.
The commercial side of the Christmas season is an easy target for satire.
Many of Charles D i c k e n�s works are satires on the way people behaved in those days.

2 A satire is a play, film, or novel in which humour or exaggeration is used to criticize something.
The play was a sharp satire on the American political process.