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| 3646097261 | Absurdity | could never happen but does Ex. you'll never die I will one day become the queen of the world | 0 | |
| 3646130060 | Allegory | a literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions Ex. The book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (the lion is God and the whiney kid is Judas) The book Animal farm | 1 | |
| 3646134877 | Ambiguity | the multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage Ex.- Wearing red pajamas, I rode the horse Each of us saw her duck | 2 | |
| 3646141599 | Burlesque | a form of low comedy that mocks a broad topic in a vulgar way Ex.- Alexander Pope's "The Rape of Lock", striptease or stage entertainment | 3 | |
| 3646148124 | Caricature | drawing, imitation, or description that ridiculously exaggerates peculiarities or defects |  | 4 |
| 3884682100 | diatribe | an abusive, condemnatory speech Ex.- "For Hamlet and the trifling of his favor,/Hold it a fashion and a toy in blood,/A violet in the youth of primy nature,/ Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting." Anton Chekov's Cherry Orchard | 5 | |
| 3884690384 | double entendre | a statement that has two meanings, one of which is dirty or vulgar Ex.-James Bond character Pussy Galore in Goldfinger "Tis no less [a good day], I tell you; for the bawdy hand of the dial is now upon the prick of noon"- Romeo and Juliet | 6 | |
| 3884701363 | ethos | the appeal of a text to the credibility and character of the speaker, writer, or narrator Ex.- "Doctors all over the world recommend this type of treatment." TV commercials with people wearing white coats makes them look more credible | 7 | |
| 3884712364 | Horatian satire | named after the poet Horace and is characterized by good-nature, tolerant sense of humor about human folly. It tells the truth with a simile | 8 | |
| 3884737680 | hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor Ex.- "I've told you a million times" "I have a ton of homework" | 9 | |
| 3886399647 | incongruity | out of place or absurd in relation to setting Ex.- a clown at a funeral |  | 10 |
| 3886423275 | innuendo | a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) Ex.- That's what she said |  | 11 |
| 3886430227 | invective | abusive or venomous language used to express balm or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will Ex.- You are meaningless |  | 12 |
| 3886437790 | inversion | the reversal of the normal order of words Ex.-the soldier strong, worlds between | 13 | |
| 3886443227 | irony | incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs Ex.- A closed sign on an always open store |  | 14 |
| 3886454223 | Juvenalian staire | after the Roman satirist Juvenal; formal satire in which the speaker attacks vice and error with contempt and indignation Juvenalian satire in its realism and its harshness is in string contrast to Horatian satire Ex.- not humorous | 15 | |
| 3886487246 | juxtaposition | place two or more things together in order to suggest an (ironic) link between them or emphasize a contrast Ex.- Beauty and ugly Right and wrong | 16 | |
| 3886496144 | logos | an appeal based on logic or reason Ex.- Inductive and deductive reasoning |  | 17 |
| 3886499036 | metaphor | comparison of two unlike things using the verb "to be" and not using like or as in a simile Ex.- She drowned in her sorrows You are the light of my life | 18 | |
| 3886507954 | mock heroic | of or pertaining to a form of satire in which trivial subjects, characters, and events are treated in the ceremonious manner and with the elevated language and elaborate devices characteristic of the heroic style Ex.- In Shrek, Shrek becomes the hero and makes the lovely princess, Fiona, fall in love with him. Ironically, we find out later that Fiona is an ogre at heart herself |  | 19 |
| 3886597036 | oxymoron | conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence') Ex.- living dead Hell's Angels | 20 | |
| 3886606359 | parable | a simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson Ex.- The Good Samaritan Noah's Arch | 21 | |
| 3886630649 | paranomasia | a form of pun in which words similar in sound, but with different meaning, are used for humorous or rhetorical effect. This is not a slip of the tongue, but is an intentional use Ex.-Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes with nimble soles; I have a soul of.." |  | 22 |
| 3886651724 | parody | an artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comedic effect Ex.- I Saw You Scream Last Friday the 13th on Elm Street |  | 23 |
| 3886741783 | pathos | the quality in a work that promotes the reader to feel pity Ex.- sad lil pups |  | 24 |
| 3886749776 | pun | a humorous play on words Ex.- What do you call a sleep waking nun? A Roaming Catholic |  | 25 |
| 3886751654 | reversal | presented in opposite or reverse order as expected Ex.- a son taking care of his mother someone dropping out an election | 26 | |
| 3886786860 | satire | language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule Ex.- Weekend Update from SNL The Daily Show | 27 | |
| 3886792661 | simile | a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in Ex.- "she is like a rose" "She' as pretty as a peach" | 28 | |
| 3886802332 | slapstick | a boisterous comedy that chases and collisions and practical jokes Ex.- someone slipping on a banana peel |  | 29 |
| 3886808908 | travesty | copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing; comical; parody or imitation; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous: Ex- travesty vs. justice | 30 | |
| 3886831539 | understatement | the opposite of exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended Ex.- "Its a bit cold today" when its -5 degrees out "Deserts are hot and dry" | 31 | |
| 3886847117 | zeugma | the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words when it is appropriate to only one of them or is appropriate to each but in a different way, as in to Ex. wage war and peace or on his fishing trip he caught three trout and a cold | 32 |
