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Comedy Vocabulary

Authored by DOMINIQUE GARCIA

English

6th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Comedy Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Type of humor that is primarily focused on the situation or series of events. It includes physical mishaps, crazy coincidences, and bodily functions humor. It’s purpose is to entertain so sit is often straightforward.

Low Comedy

Anecdote

High Comedy

Parody

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Anecdote

type of comedy involving exaggerated physical violence

A play on words

A short, amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

spoken phrase that can be understood in either of two ways. The first, literal meaning is an innocent one, while the second is figuartive

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Caricature

picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.

phrase or thought that is overused and is easily recognizable

A short, amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

used to indicate the speaker's nonchalance (or obliviousness) regarding an often important or otherwise remarkable situation.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

phrase or thought that is overused and is easily recognizable

Pun

Double entendre

Caricature

Cliche

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Pun

causes the audience to compare two elements simply because they are placed next to each other. When the comparison is unexpected, it creates irony.

phrase or thought that is overused and is easily recognizable

Play on words

spoken phrase that can be understood in either of two ways. The first, literal meaning is an innocent one, while the second, figurative meaning is often ironic or risqué

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

causes the audience to compare two elements simply because they are placed next to each other. When the comparison is unexpected, it creates irony.

cliche

juxtaposition/oxymoron

double entendre

repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

may be used to indicate the speaker's nonchalance (or obliviousness) regarding an often important or otherwise remarkable situation. It often results in irony where, for instance, the speaker's response to an event does not match how the viewer expects the speaker to react.

understatement

low comedy

anecdote

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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