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16 Cards in this Set
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Irony |
The actual intent of the words which carry the opposite meaning. |
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Travesty |
Presents a serious (often religious) subject frivolously |
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Burlesque |
Ridiculous exxageration achieved thru a variety of ways. |
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Parody |
A compositions imitating or burlesquing another, usually serious, piece of work. |
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Farce/Exxageration |
Exciting laughter through exaggerated, improbable situations |
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Knaves/Fools |
There are no victims and no villains. Instead their are rogues (knaves) and suckers (fools) |
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Malpropism |
Deliberate mispronounciation of a term or name with intent of poking fun |
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Anachronism |
Placing an idea, item, or word in the wrong historical period. |
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Comic Juxtaposition |
Linking together things with no relation |
AE: Puffs, Patches, Bibles, and Billet-doux |
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Mock epic/Mock hero |
Using elevated devices from the epic / hero to deal w small tasks |
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Understatement/Dimunition |
Reducing a real life situation to show how ridiculous it really is |
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Deflation |
The english professor mispronounces the word, etc |
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Grotesque |
Creating a tension between laughter and horror |
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Invective |
Harsh abusive language directed against a person or cause |
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Sarcasm |
A sharply mocking or contemptous remark |
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Mock encomium |
Praise which is only apparent and suggests blame instead |
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