Abstract

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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the emergence of satire in Saudi press, focusing on articles by satirist Khalaf Alharbi. Following a review of satire as a literary genre (historically and descriptively) and the social role it has had, particularly through the press, the study analyzes a collection of articles by Alharbi in an attempt to identify the distinctive features of his style. It was found, for example, that he uses a wide variety of rhetorical devices as well as short words, sentences and paragraphs.