TYPES OF HUMOR HUMOR While humor has meant

TYPES OF HUMOR

HUMOR • While humor has meant several different things in its existence, we use to to mean a type of writing that's purpose is to induce laughter.

HUMOR CONTINUED • Humor uses observation of human nature to discover what we all have in common. It appeals to anyone who is sympathetic.

BLACK (DARK) HUMOUR • Humor that is viewed as dark, morbid, cruel, offensive to some, and or graphic in nature and is yet, still found funny. http: //yalenusblog. files. wordpress. com/2013/0 1/dark 1. jpg

DEADPAN HUMOUR • Humor that is viewed as dark, morbid, cruel, offensive to some, and or graphic in nature and is yet, still found funny. http: //www. whatisall. com/wpcontent/uploads/2011/11/Dry-Humor. gif

INNUENDO • a statement which indirectly suggests that someone has done something immoral, improper, etc. http: //www. merriam-webster. com/dictionary/innuendo Graze on my lips, and if those hills be dry
Stray lower, where the pleasant fountains lie. 
(Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare)

VERBAL IRONY • A figure of speech in which the actual intent is expressed in words that carry the opposite meaning.

SITUATIONAL IRONY • A situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected Dictionary. reference. com

MALAPROPISM • An amusing error that occurs when a person mistakenly uses a word that sounds like another word but that has a very different meaning Merriam Webster Online

PUN • Using a word in a way to suggest more than one meaning

RIDDLE • A statement with a double or veiled meaning put forth as a puzzle to be solved. Wikipedia "Which creature has one voice and yet becomes four-footed and two-footed and threefooted? "

SATIRE • Satire blends a censorious attitude with humor and wit to improve the human condition. Satire will attack society (not one person) and its audience is the “self-satisfied. ” The most important thing about satire is its purpose.

SLAPSTICK • Physical comedy with broad humour, absurd situations, and vigorous, usually violent action. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.

WIT • Wit used to mean 'knowledge' and was used to signify 'intellect'. The word still holds a bit of its old meaning. For instance, when we call someone a 'halfwit' or a 'witless wonder', we are implying that they have no intelligence.

WIT CONTINUED • To say something is witty now means to use words in a clever manner to make something funny. This usually results in plays on words, double entendres, and clever puns. The audience for wit is the intelligent.