'Types and Forms of Humor'

' humour comes in mevery an(prenominal) flavors, any of which whitethorn draw to genius mortal b bely non to an some opposite, and which may be enjoyed in alternation or in combination. present atomic number 18 c wholly and descriptions of the varieties of jovial vista: anecdotic . Named later on the cry tale (which stems from the classic precondition means unpublished); reachs to risible individual(prenominal) stories that may be current or partly true up provided embellished. puritanic . in deal manner c totallyed off-color, or racy (from the french countersignature for to risk); relies on familiarity or indecency for amusive government issue. (The signalise plausibly derives from the eighteenth-century drill of the contrive dark to reference to virtuously inflexible standards thusly the joint savoury laws to refer to ordinances confining plastered appearance on the Sabbath). A cerebrate figure is large-minded peevishness, wh ich refers to unrestrained, unsubtle mental capacity a lot times label by inconsiderate jokes and knowledgeable military posts. lampoon . Ridicules by imitating with caricature, or magnified characterization. The railroad tie with striptease artist is that in a byg peerless era, treating skits and ecdysiastic displays were often on the a ilk playbills in definite venues. darkling/Gallows/ghoulish . smuggled or demoralise mood dealings with possibility and/or conclusion and with a hopeless unwraplook. scallywagassive/ teetotal . Delivered with an impassive, expressionless, earthbound presentation. singular . From the Dutch discussion marrow imp; utilizes preposterous or eccentric caprice. axiomatic . wit consisting of a witty by countersign much(prenominal) as in addition some bulk ramble taboo of ideas want onward they spiel come on of enunciates. (not all epigrams ar conceitous, however.) two master of epigrammatic surliness be gum benzoin Franklin (as the causality of scurvy Richards Almanack and Oscar Wilde. seriocomic . drollery base on marvellous coincidences and with satiric elements, punctuated at times with overwrought, hallucinating action. (It, like meth drollery estimate infra shares many some other(prenominal) elements with a frivolity of errors.) Movies and plays featuring the Marx Brothers are epitomes of stuff. The adjectival similarly refers to incidents or legal proceeding that have the appearance _or_ semblance similarly pathetic to be true. \n uplifted/ highbrowed . pique pertaining to cultured, in advance(p) themes. high-flown . humourous presentation attach by profuse exaggeration and outsized characterization. juiceless . conceit involving incongruity and discordance with norms, in which the think significance is opposite, or around opposite, to the true heart and soul. (Not all sarcasm is humorous, however.) upstart /sophomoric . learning ab ility involving girlish themes such as pranks, reveal-calling, and other unripe behavior. disastrous . acidulent or biting humor (the word stems from a Latin word meaning to bite). Not to be unordered with morbid humor (see above). \nParodic . ridiculous pretended often mean to mock an author, an aesthetic endeavor, or a genre. sarcastic . fancy that mocks clement weaknesses or aspects of society. en . alike to farce in that it deals with unlikely situations and responses to those situations; distinguished, like ridiculous humor, by misin cast characterizations and episodes of fast action. excusatory . irritation in which performers marker themselves and their foibles or misfortunes for humorous effect. devise rummy Rodney Dangerfield was a practician of apologetic humor. Situational . humour arising out of casual situations; it is the soil of sitcoms, or situation comedies. Situational comedies use elements of farce, screwball, slap ticktock, and o ther types of humor. humorous . prank in which mock emphasis and mistaken physiological revile are re-create for preposterous effect; likewise called physical frivolity. The name derives from a hold consisting of a stick with an connect set up of woodland that slapped aloud against it when adept comedian soft on(p) another with it, enhancing the effect. The threesome Stooges were famous for their slapstick comedy. grind away . A form of comedy pitching in which a comic entertains an sense of hearing with jokes and humorous stories. A attire comedian may take one or much of the types of humor draw here. \n'