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Menippean satire

The definition of a Menippean satire is a form of storytelling that uses a narrative and dialogues showing different points of view.

(noun)

An example of a Menippean satire is Voltaire's Candide.

See Menippean satire in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a form of satire that is indirect and nonrealistic in approach and that consists typically of a loosely organized narrative incorporating a series of dialogues between representatives of various points of view

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