Discuss the satire in Minimus's poem Comrade Napoleon in the novel Animal Farm.

is
defined as the use of ridicule, humour,or exaggeration to expose and criticise foolishness,
corruption or the shortcomings inherent in a person, system or institution. In his poem about ,
Minimus writes the following:

Friend of
fatherless!
Fountain of happiness!
Lord of the swill-bucket! Oh, how my soul
is on
Fire when I gaze at thy
Calm and commanding eye,
Like the
sun in the sky,
Comrade Napoleon!

Thou are the giver of

All that thy creatures love,
Full belly twice a day, clean straw to roll
upon;
Every beast great or small
Sleeps at peace in his stall,

Thou watchest over all,
Comrade Napoleon!

Had I a
sucking-pig,
Ere he had grown as big
Even as a pint bottle or as a
rolling-pin,
He should have learned to be
Faithful and true to thee,

Yes, his first squeak should be
Comrade Napoleon!

Considering the conditions and situation on the farm, the entire
poem is ironic. Firstly, Napoleon is not at all a 'friend of the fatherless' or a 'Fountain of
happiness' since the animals, in...