Humor Devices

When two opposing words are placed side by side to create an effect. For example: pretty ugly, civil war, awfully good.

• Simile

• Theme

• Setting

• Oxymoron

What is the term for a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor?

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

Hyperbole

• exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

• A type of poem

• Sarcasm or the opposite of what is really meant

• the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot

Imagine you are going to a fitness center to work out. You see a person choosing to use the elevator to reach the gym located on the second floor instead of taking the stairs. What would you call this situation?

• Personification

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

Answer explanation

When the situation is contray to what we would expect. For instance, seeing a person take an escalator to the gym door instead of walking up the stairs.

Imagine you are at a dinner party. One of the guests, who has just finished a large steak, exclaims, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." What type of irony would this situation be an example of?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Personification

Exaggeration; stretching the truth for humor or suspense.

• Theme

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

What is the term for a humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing?

• Parody

• Satire

• Irony

• Pun

Which humor device involves a play on words, often for a humorous effect?

• Metaphor

• Pun

• Simile

• Oxymoron

What is the term for a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing?

• Parody

• Satire

• Irony

• Pun

Which of the following is an example of situational irony?

• A fire station burns down

• A character says one thing but means another

• A reader knows something a character does not

• A word that sounds like its meaning