satirical prose work

C20895
concept

A satirical prose work is a written composition in ordinary language that uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize and expose human vices, follies, or societal problems.

All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
satirical prose work canonical 7
satirical short story 3
satirical dialogue 2

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: satirical prose work
Generated description
A satirical prose work is a written composition in ordinary language that uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize and expose human vices, follies, or societal problems.

Instances (24)

Instance Via concept surface
The Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus
A Tale of a Tub
The Battle of the Books
Vadiscus, sive Trias Romana satirical dialogue
How the “True World” Finally Became a Fable
surface form: How the 'True World' Finally Became a Fable
satirical passage
Shouts & Murmurs satire column
The Cloven Viscount satirical fantasy work
The Nonexistent Knight satirical fantasy work
The Abbot and the Learned Lady satirical dialogue
Ignatius His Conclave
Nos satirical short story
Even the Queen satirical short story
A Short History of Indians in Canada satirical literature
The Star Diaries satirical literature
Law is a Bottomless Pit
The Second Letter to Mr. Harding the Printer satirical letter
A Letter to the Lord Chancellor Middleton satirical letter
The Digressions satirical essay sequence
What Just Happened? satirical memoir
The Boarding-House satirical short story
Papyrus Anastasi I satirical text
Papyrus Anastasi II satirical text
Sueños y discursos
La hora de todos y la Fortuna con seso