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something that is weird and incongruent
What is absurdity
100
It deals with topics/events that are normally treated seriously
What is black comedy
100
it is often in a cruel way and directed at somebody meant to be hurt.
What is sarcasm
100
when you generalize a certain type of people to have certain behaviour.
What is stereotype
100
it is when you say the opposite of what you mean.
What is irony
200
When you mistake somebody for somebody else
What is confusion
200
exaggerated emotions
What is pathos
200
For example when you use some inappropriate words
What is low comedy
200
It is created by using words that have multiple meanings, or using similar sounding words
What is pun
200
When comparing something to something completely different
What is contrast?
300
The intended meaning is hard to pinpoint as there are several different ways to interpret it.
What is ambiguity
300
E.g. oversimplification of traits in a person’s looks
What is caricature
300
When it is so clear that it cannot happen in real life it is often funny.
What is exaggeration?
300
When you have first seen the reference can it not be unseen and every time you will encounter the reference in any form you will be reminded of it.
What is intertextuality?
300
Weird, exaggerated things - works surprisingly
What is incongruity?
400
when you create a statement, that contradicts itself
What is paradox?
400
an imitation of a person
What is parody?
400
When you imitate the form rather than the person
What is pastiche?
400
When you make everything look stupid or silly
What is satire?
400
it can be frightening
What is surprise?
500
an understatement
What is litotes?
500
exaggerated violence
What is lazzi
500
when the roles in society gets inverted
What is carnivalism?
500
when a character behaves in a way which ... with what he/ she/ the narrator says.
What is contradiction?
500
gestures
What is gag?
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