satire applies to writing that exposes or ridicules conduct, doctrines, or institutions either by direct criticism or more often through irony, parody, or caricature. repartee implies the power of answering quickly, pointedly, or wittily. By contrast, Martial's friend, Juvenal, learned to transmute Martial's epigrammatic wit into savage satire. More @Wikipedia
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