Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone).
A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
A satirical work.