Which answer choice correctly defines satire?(1 point)

Question

the use of ridicule to lower someone or something in a reader’s or character’s esteem
bitter expression that may state the opposite of what is meant
a third-person narration that explains the thoughts of all characters in a literary work
the presentation of something as less than it really is

Answer 1

The answer choice that correctly defines satire is: the use of ridicule to lower someone or something in a reader’s or character’s esteem.

Satire often involves humorous exaggeration or irony to criticize or mock its subject.