Humor

This is an example of a  . . .. 

• parody

• one-liner

• caricature

• low comedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

This is an example of . . .

• sarcasm

• mocking

• slapstick comedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

physical humor (facial expressions, flailing arms, falling)

• Dark

• Satire

• Slapstick

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

comedy without a plan (also known as improv)

• puns

• Oxymoron

• Parody

• Improvisational

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

witty creative word-play

• Farce

• cliche

• puns

• persona

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

making serious subjects funny; making fun of very serious events

• Dark

• Anecdotal

• Slapstick

• Pantomime

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

too ridiculous to be true; frantic, over-the-top. Uses horseplay and improbable situations.

• Farce

• Hyperbole

• Pantomime

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

making fun of (mocking) people and/or events in society; the use of irony and exaggeration to expose and criticize people’s stupidity – often politicians or other public figures are on the                          receiving end of satire

• Puns

• Slapstick

• Anecdotal

• Satire

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

humorous meaning is the opposite of the literal/actual meaning (what is expected is very different from what actually happens). There are three types: verbal, situational, and dramatic.

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Irony

• Slapstick

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

comic imitation intended to ridicule/make fun of someone or of a novel or movie

• Pantomime

• Parody

• Improvisational

• Dark

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6