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Select the best option which best describes a literary work that criticizes the misconduct and vices of society by ridiculing follies and stupidities.

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Simile
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Sonnet
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Satire
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Analogy
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Solution

The correct option is B Satire
Satire is a literary device that uses humor, exaggeration, irony or ridicule to criticize people's stupidity and vices. So, we can conclude that the answer to the required question is option C- satire.

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