Techniques Of Humour

Question 1

Pun

Answer 1

A humorous play on words of the same sound but displaying two or more different meanings

Question 2

Irony

Answer 2

When the opposite of what is expected to happen occurs

Question 3

Sarcasm

Answer 3

An extreme form of irony in which the speaker is being exaggeratedly biting or aggressive to the person to whom he is speaking

Question 4

Innuendo

Answer 4

When you say something in a manner hitch hints or alludes to your true meaning but does not say it overtly

Question 5

Euphemism

Answer 5

A polite way of saying something unpleasant

Question 6

Satire

Answer 6

A witty, intelligent use off humour that involves mockery. It is didactic in seeking change or by teaching a moral lesson

Question 7

Parody

Answer 7

A form of satire that relies on a base model to operate. The contemporary model created can be used to mock the base model or to mock someone/something else entirely

Question 8

Hyperbole

Answer 8

A deliberate over-exaggeration to emphasise an extreme emotion, action or quality