SATIRE ESSAY -- English Literature

SATIRE ESSAYGood evening and welcome to another edition of the BBC satiredocumentary series. Today we will be analyzing the subject area of satiric poetry, examining two well-known satirical poems calledLife-Cycle by Bruce Dawe and Hymn Of The Scientific Farmer byClive Sansom. But first, lets look at what a satire is and how thevictorious poet annihilates the foe of a satire.According to the ancient Macquarie Dictionary, a satire is a termapplied to any work of literature or art whose objective is toridicule. Using ridicule or mockery in the battleground, a satire hasthe avowed objective of correcting mankind faults, while arousinglaughter or scorn in its intended audience or bystanders of thevictorious side. General targets or foe of satires includeindividuals, social groups, institutions, and human nature. Like othergenres, a satire is often a mode of composing introduced into variousliteral forms. A poetic satirist or the victorious poet sometimes usesscorn, sarcasm, innuendo o r irony along with humor to expose theenemys human faults or foolishness.Throughout the history of literature, satirical poems have 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 respect by, to somedegree, shaping the humans we have become today. They aim to show usour fault and persuade us to metamorphose and advance our behaviour 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 bony and futile 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 circuitously and shown the reader how we canbecome so involved in something that we no longer recognize thebeauties of nature and life. This in turn encourages the reader tochange his or her life and to try and reach a balanced lifestyle.Overall, two poets have been victorious over their foe. They havemanaged to successfully create a satirized poem using some if not allweapons against the foe. They have also been imperious in leaving amessage for the bystanders of the battle, whether it is change inattitude and life or avoidance of certain characteristics that mayovertake our lives.