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T h e Eleme n ts of Humo r (a quick r e view . . . ). T h e Eleme n ts of Humo r focus on comic characters , situations , and wordplay . Humor often depends on some combination of these THREE elements. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Elements of Humor
The Elements of Humor
focus on comic characters, situations, and wordplay. Humor often depends on some
combination of these THREE elements.
Although we all laugh at funny people and
events, it can sometimes be difficult to
analyze SPECIFICALLY what makes
something funny. There are, however,
various “elements of humor.” Here are
some of the most important:
1. Comic characters and
caricatures
1. Comic characters and
caricatures:illustrate and focus on specific
features, traits, characteristics, and actions of a person or group of people
and make them humorous.
2. Comic situations comedy in which the comedic effect
depends chiefly upon the involvement of the main characters in a predicament
or ludicrous, complex circumstances
--A character finds himself in a ludicrous
situation
A character “transports” in time
--The unexpected happens . .
.
3. Comic Language
a. one-liners . . .
. . . Campers: Nature's way of
feeding mosquitoes.
We live in a society where pizza gets to your house
before the police.
b. puns . . .
. . . I'm glad I know sign
language; it's pretty handy.
When William joined the army he disliked the phrase ‘fire at
will.’
c. hyperboles . . .
“She is so dumb, she thinks Taco Bell is a
Mexican phone company.”
"A man can have a belly you could house commercial aircraft in and a grand total of eight greasy strands of hair, which he grows real long and combs across the top of his head so that he looks, when viewed from above, like an
egg in the grasp of a giant spider, plus this man can have B.O. to the point where he interferes with radio
transmissions, and he will still be convinced that, in terms of attractiveness, he is borderline [Channing Tatum]."
- Dave Barry, Revenge of the Pork Person