Essays on satire

There is no need to insult people or seek negativity because satirical approach is supposed to make fun in a light-hearted, almost nurturing manner. The task is to show why something is shameful or wrong. Use irony, allegories, hyperboles, metaphors to let an audience read between the lines.

Satirical essays are meant to write factual information about a certain topic but twists it to make it appear comical. Your readers will be more engrossed in reading satire essay since not only they will be entertained they will also gain more knowledge about a certain topic.

One example is the song “Get Up and Go” by the Rutles which is a parody from the song “Get Back” by the Beatles. Here is an excerpt of “Get Up and Go”: Sarcasm is of course prevalent in satire. It is what makes satire engaging and entertaining.

To create a satire topic, you could also start with a random (even serious) topic and look for ways to alter it in order to make it humorous - make exaggerations, play with the context, mix the unmixable, etc. It could help to think about old good human nature, current weird trends in society, funny self-deprecation, etc.