5773226332 | Meiosis | When an author deliberately understands the obvious | 0 | |
5773226333 | Hyperbole | Extreme exaggeration to emphasize his or her point to create humor | 1 | |
5870996926 | Slapstick | Generally more prevalent in comedies | 2 | |
5871185526 | Sarcasm | One of the most popular forms of humor that is hailed to be sharp, bitter, or cutting remark on something or someone | 3 | |
5871191629 | Sarcasm | The intensity of ridicule or mockery is often a bit harsh | 4 | |
5871462822 | Sarcasm | Closely related to irony | 5 | |
5871475831 | Comic Irony | stating one thing while meaning another | 6 | |
5871482345 | Dialect | The usage of vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group | 7 | |
5871487697 | Satire | Use of ridicule to point out human folly | 8 | |
5871496389 | Incongruity | Lack of harmony between two statements or events, often leads to humor | 9 | |
5871515603 | Surprise | Elements are always found in literature by creating suspense, introducing new characters and sometimes giving an unexpected end | 10 | |
5871522866 | Black Humor | Grotesque or morbid humor used to express the absurdity, intensity or cruelty in modern world | 11 | |
5983652788 | Pun | Play on words | 12 | |
5983655166 | Malapropism | Misuse of a word, causing the meaning of the sentence to change | 13 | |
5983700632 | Incongruity | Leads to humor often because a tense situation may eventually lead to nothing | 14 | |
5983707102 | Black Humor | Ordinary Characters or situations are usually exaggerated far beyond the limits of normal satire | 15 | |
5984617024 | slapstick | conveyed in literature through events that are often beyond the common sense to understand and judge | 16 | |
5984628856 | Black Humor | Uses devices often associated with tragedy and is sometimes equated with tragic farce | 17 |
AP Lit: Humor in Literature Flashcards
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