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That’s Funny!

That’s Funny!. Comedic Devices and Social Commentary Adapted from http://www.casechicago.org/modules.php?name= News&file=article&sid=68&new_topic=3. Satire. Uses methods of ridicule and humor to comment on and to criticize human institutions and human folly.

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That’s Funny!

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  1. That’s Funny! Comedic Devices and Social Commentary Adapted from http://www.casechicago.org/modules.php?name= News&file=article&sid=68&new_topic=3

  2. Satire • Uses methods of ridicule and humor to comment on and to criticize human institutions and human folly. • The purpose of satire is usually reform by making something seem so absurd and ridiculous that change is necessary. • Mark Twain wrote that we have only “one really effective weapon –- laughter.”

  3. There is a satirical spectrum that ranges from HORATIAN SATIRE to JUVENALIAN SATIRE Gentle Biting

  4. Irony • A way to express the difference between appearance and reality. • Remember the Three Types of Irony: • Situational** • Verbal** • Dramatic

  5. Name that type of irony: Once upon a time, a blonde girl went into the woods. She entered a funny little house, and she was kinda hungry, so she ate a bowl of porridge that was sitting on the table. Unfortunately for her, it was poisoned and she died. Because most people are familiar with the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, this ending comes as a bit of a surprise. This is situational irony.

  6. Hyperbole (Overstatement) A figure of speech that employs exaggeration in order to emphasize the actual meaning.

  7. Hyperbole (Overstatement) My backpack weighs a ton! (This emphasizes that the student’s backpack is heavy, but it would be unrealistic for a backpack to weight literally 2,000 pounds.)

  8. Litotes (Understatement) A figure of speech in which what is actually meant is expressed by lessening or negating the full significance of the moment.

  9. Litotes (Understatement) You visit a friend in the hospital who has a broken leg and arm, as well as a concussion.  When you ask him how he's doing, he says, “I’m not feeling my best.” "She's not the world’s best speller."  ==>  She's very poor at spelling.

  10. Caricature An exaggeration or other distortion of an individual’s prominent features or characteristics to the point of making that individual appear ridiculous.

  11. Caricature

  12. Wit Clever expression or apt phrasing. Mark Twain (American writer known for his wit): "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

  13. Sarcasm • Saying one thing but meaning another in a bitter or cutting speech, intended for humor. • Sarcasm is a kind of verbal irony (although verbal irony does not have to be sarcastic).

  14. Sarcasm Many of you are already quite familiar with sarcasm… Your boyfriend shows up in ripped jeans and a stained t-shirt. With a smirk, you say, "Oh! I see you really dressed up for our date."

  15. Ridicule Words intended to belittle a person or idea and arouse contemptuous laughter.

  16. Ridicule During the October 22 Presidential Debate, Obama mocked Romney’s claims that that he had run down the armed forces to levels not seen since early in the 20th Century. “You mentioned the navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military’s changed,” he said to laughter from the audience. “We have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines. So the question is not a game of Battleship where we’re counting ships. It’s, what are our capabilities?”

  17. Parody An imitation of the style of an author or work for comic effect and ridicule. Here’s an example of a visual parody:

  18. Original(Smoking’s bad for your health, in case you haven’t heard.)

  19. Parody CAUTION: He died with his boots on. DON’T SMOKE!

  20. Invective Speech or writing that abuses, denounces, or attacks. It can be directed against a person, cause, idea, or system. It employs a heavy use of negative language.

  21. Invective A song, composed by Dr. Seuss for the animated version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas: You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch,You're a nasty wasty skunk,Your heart is full of unwashed socks, your soul is full of gunk, Mr. Grinch.The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote,"Stink, stank, stunk"!

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