1. Satire- 1. a literary work in which vices, follies, etc. are held up to ridicule and contempt 2. the use of ridicule, sarcasm, etc. to attack vices, follies, etc.
2. Irony-1. expression in which the intended meaning of the words is the direct opposite of their usual sense 2. an event or result that is the opposite of what is expected
3. Analogy- 1. the inference that certain resemblance imply further similarity 2. the inference that certain resemblances imply further similarity
4. Foreshadowing-to indicate or suggest beforehand; prefigure