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caustic remark is a balanced combination of sarcasm, irony, humor, and rhetorical devices that all focus on mocking or ridiculing certain works. In The War invocation by Mark brace and The Battle of the Ants by Henry David Thoreau, both swindle works satire the glorification of war. In comparison, The War Prayer revolves roughly jingoism by displaying traces of shock, magnification and a juxtaposing heart whereas The Battle of the Ants exhibits a historical background through and through and through sarcasm, verisimilitude, and a mock-heroic tone. The War Prayer by Mark Twain satirizes through jingoism, one satirical device is shown through shock I come from the Throne-bearing a message from Almighty god (Twain 5. 53) as citizens listen in on a church table service in a country that is going to war the soldiers are organism granted triumph and safety by Gods messenger however a stranger interrupts and claims he is Gods messenger, Twain used outrageous details to startle and grab the readers attention showing a stranger demanding he is the messenger when sooner someone else is, thus plotting a twist in the act. Another satiric device that was used in Twains passing game is hyperbole in every breast burned the holy fire of patriotism (Twain 5. 2) the exaggeration was given its purpose to give the readers the image of the time of spacious and exalting excitement (Twain. 5. 1) that was happening in the unnamed town that was in the beginning of bloodshed. One more satirical device that was used in the The War Prayer is its juxtaposing tone Twain contrasts the praising and celebratory tone to the bitter tone at the end of the passage. At the beginning of the passage the tone is described as giddy and enthralling The country was up in arms, the war was on, in ... ...nts battle-cry was Conquer or die.(Thoreau 3. 22). Thoreau uses level and high-sounding vocabulary to persuade the reader that this crusade is not meaningless entirely glorifies the actua l fierceness of warriors in combat, resembling actual wars. In conclusion, the satirical pieces discussed dower common satirical techniques and differ in them as well. The War Prayer juggled around jingoism by using shock, hyperbole, and juxtaposing tone to give the passage multiple turnouts, resulting in a bathetic ending. The Battle of the Ants displayed its work through historical context using the satirical elements of sarcasm, verisimilitude, and a mock-heroic tone, thus resulting Thoreaus pompous writing to mocking historians who glorify war with detailed notes. both(prenominal) accomplish the glorification of war by portraying hyper-patriotism and elevated diction in unique ways as well.