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Different types of

Verbal & Written Humor

For the quiz: Be able to define all terms.

For the test: Noted Terms - Be able to match the term

to an example. Other Noted Terms – Be able to match

the term to its definition.

Term Definition & Examples

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Firstname Lastname, # Homeroom Literature 24 August 2015

A special kind of contrast between appearance and reality – usually one in which the reality is the opposite of what it seems.

Irony (for the test: know the definition)

The Far Side by Gary Larson

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a contrast between what a reader or character expects and what actually happens.

Types of Irony (not on the terms section test/quiz)

Situational









exists when someone knowingly exaggerates or says one thing and means another. Includes sarcasm, overstatements (hyperbole), and understatements.

Types of Irony (not on the terms section test/quiz)

Verbal









Humor based on a person who makes a mistake that causes them to appear foolish.

Blunder (for the test: match to an example) http://www.tubechop.com

/watch/6618431

Having a bowl of plastic fruit on the table, not realizing it is fake, and then eating it.

A person walks out of a bathroom with toilet paper sticking to his shoe.

A student walks into a classroom & trips over an extension cord. Embarrassed, he rushes to his seat. As he sits down, he realizes that his chair is not there & collapses to the floor.


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Exaggeration of a person’s mental, physical, or personality traits.

Caricature (for the test: match to an example) When it was my turn to

go on stage, I was so nervous that my stomach dropped to the ground.









Good-natured teasing back and forth, an exchange of witty remarks.

Banter (for the test: match to an example) Setting: 2 kids, stuck

at school Kid 1: “How am I supposed to get home, I’m stuck!” Kid 2: “You can always do what I do.” Kid 1: “What’s that?” Kid 2: “Wait.”

Amy, “That outfit really makes you look like a movie star.” Sara, “Thanks, I borrowed it from your closet.” NB Paper Image Source:









A type of humor that includes sharp, witty remarks and ridicule.

Sarcasm (for the test: know the definition) “You are such a genius.”

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Comedy that comes from real life situations; no one in your audience will have heard it.

Situational Humor (for the test: know the definition)

Situational humor is usually only funny at the time the situation happens. For example, if someone stumbles while walking, it is funny to say, “Walk much?" However, it is not funny to say this twenty minutes later, when the stumbling has been forgotten. http://www.rinkworks.com/funny/


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Downplaying something’s importance. Understatement

(for the test: know

the definition) We visit our friend in the hospital. We know from his wife that the prognosis is bad, and also that our friend has been informed of his condition. When we enter, we ask him how he's feeling. "Well," he says, "I have been better."

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The truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect.

Hyperbole (for the test: know the definition)

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/hyperbole-examples.html

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A brief account of an interesting incident or event that is usually intended to entertain or make a point.

Anecdote (for the test: match to an example)

Telling a story about an infamous celebrity to emphasize the effects of poor decisions

A student on our team spilt hot cocoa, which soured in another locker, making the lockers smell like a grocery store dairy aisle that had been unattended for 10 years.







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