The Lincoln cartoons below are both examples of _________? Caricature What type of humor is being used in the picture on the right right? Lady Astor once told Winston Churchill, you were my your “If husband, I’d poison tea.” He replied if you were my wife I would type of banter is considered: “Madam, drink it.” This a. satire b. bawdy humor c. irony d. parody e. wit The famous Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov once wrote that is a lesson; ____ is a “____ game.” parody; satire b. satire; parody c. irony; parody d. irony; sarcasm e. sarcasm; satire is a kind of winking at each other, as we all understand the game of meaning reversal that is “___________ being ) Techniques of Close played.” (Barry Brummett, a. irony b. satire c. sarcasm d. absurdism e. parody Identify the following examples as: situational irony b. verbal irony c. dramatic irony A man looks out his window and sees sleet and freezing rain. He turns to his dog and a lovely says, “What day for a verbal irony walk!” In a Greek tragedy by Sophocles, Oedipus desperately tries to figure out who murdered the king Oedipus Rex, of Thebes. The audience knows that Oedipus himself unwittingly killed the king. dramatic irony When John Hinckley tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, all the shots he fired initially missed the President. However, one of the bullets ricocheted off the open door of the bulletproof limousine and struck the President in the chest. Thus, although the vehicle was actually bulletproofed for the protection of the President, it was partially responsible for him being shot. situational irony After successfully going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, the stunt man slipped in the shower and broke his leg. situational irony In 1974, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission had to recall 80,000 of its own buttons which read buttons had sharp edges, contained lead paint, and even had small clips which “toy safety,” because these could be broken off and swallowed. situational irony
The Lincoln cartoons below are both examples of _________? Caricature What type of humor is being used in the picture on the right right? Lady Astor once told Winston Churchill, “If you were my husband, I’d poison your tea.” He replied “Madam, if you were my wife I would drink it.” This type of banter is considered: a. satire b. bawdy humor c. irony d. parody e. wit The famous Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov once wrote that “____ is a lesson; ____ is a game.” parody; satire b. satire; parody c. irony; parody d. irony; sarcasm e. sarcasm; satire “___________ is a kind of winking at each other, as we all understand the game of meaning reversal that is being played.” (Barry Brummett, Techniques of Close ) a. irony b. satire c. sarcasm d. absurdism e. parody Identify the following examples as: situational irony b. verbal irony c. dramatic irony A man looks out his window and sees sleet and freezing rain. He turns to his dog and says, “What a lovely day for a walk!” verbal irony In Oedipus Rex, a Greek tragedy by Sophocles, Oedipus desperately tries to figure out who murdered the king of Thebes. The audience knows that Oedipus himself unwittingly killed the king. dramatic irony When John Hinckley tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, all the shots he fired initially missed the President. However, one of the bullets ricocheted off the open door of the bulletproof limousine and struck the President in the chest. Thus, although the vehicle was actually bulletproofed for the protection of the President, it was partially responsible for him being shot. situational irony After successfully going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, the stunt man slipped in the shower and broke his leg. situational irony In 1974, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission had to recall 80,000 of its own buttons which read “toy safety,” because these buttons had sharp edges, contained lead paint, and even had small clips which could be broken off and swallowed. situational irony
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