SB Gr 8 Unit 4 Vocab - Comedy

"The chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion" and "a skunk fell in the river and stank to the bottom" are ex. of

"Witty", "ludicrous", "mocking" would all be examples of ________ a comedy author would use in his/her writing

Theory: Audience laughs at those that appear to be more stupid than they judge themselves to be; slapstick is a type

The author's attitude he or she projects out to the reader is tone.

Placement of two odd things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

The voice or character speaking or narrating a story is known as persona

Type of humor that is focused primarily on the characters, dialogue, or ideas with clever wordplay and wit.

When the comic effect depends mainly upon the involvement of the main characters in a funny predicament is a

To treat with contempt or ridicule

A brief entertaining account of a funny incident or event is an anecdote.

Low comedy involves absurd humor, obvious jokes, slapstick and physical humor.

The picture an author creates in a reader's mind is known as

To declare something to be wrong in a public place

Theory: Gives a break from tension. Ex: Someone creeps through a house towards a scary noise that turns out to be a cat

Which of the following is NOT a trait of high comedy?

A visual or verbal representation in which characteristics are distorted for emphasis

The _____ of a region is a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

 A thematic lesson that applies to all places and all things that all people can understand

Entertainment that is amusing or humorous is

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor

Literary work that criticizes people's misconduct and ridicules stupidity is known as satire.

When comedy is ironic, it is usually:

A stylistic device in which a number of words, have the same first consonant sound occur close together in a sentence

Focused on a series of events; easy to follow; contains physical humor and humorous coincidence

Theory: When things that are not normally associated with each other are put together for comedic effect