this humor is marked as disillusionment and cynicism
black comedy
when someone says the opposite of what they mean
verbal irony
One text refers to another through loans, quotes.
Intertextuality
a surprise is often amusing
surprise
Rowan Atkinson is known for
slapstick humor
imitation of something where the aim is to poke fun at the original
parody
Something that conveys the humor visually
gag
a cruel kind of irony
Sarcasm
words that have several meanings
ambiguity
Adam
a statement that contradicts itself
paradox
oversimplifying traits in a person's looks or behavior to make them look funny
caricature
a word play
a pun
when something does not meet our expectations
incongruity
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people dress up as someone very different from themselves
carnivalism
a brief physical act of comedy (slapstick comedy)
lazzi
people mistake somebody for somebody else - embarrassing situations can occur.
Confusion
When a character's words or actions indicate that they are unaware of something the audience is aware of.
Dramatic irony
Blackadder
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When you imitate form
Pastiche
An understatement
Litotes
an exaggerated example of a specific type of character
stereotypes
when you criticize something in society by picking out af flaw in a topic and exaggerate it.
Satire
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