The beauty of literature is that the author can employ whatever device he sees fit to entertain and hopefully provoke meaningful thought within the reader. What the reader might expect to happen often times can be correct‚ but many times the author will use irony to completely change the outcome of a story. The use of irony will pout to bed any assumptions that the reader has made while reading the story and will most often occur at the end of the story itself. Often times the author is trying to
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• Satire is a way of expressing speech or idea’s in a nonthreatening way Satire can be used to start discussion Satire has been used for 100s of years. According to oxford dictionary the definition of satire is defined as irony‚ exaggeration‚ ridicule or to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices‚ particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. It is sometimes serious‚ it can be comical when used to poke fun at something. Other types of forms of satire is
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Throughout history philosophers and scholars have widely debated the theory of comedy and laughter‚ the types of laughter and the reasons why we laugh. In his essay “Ontological Laughter: Comedy as Experimental Possibility Space” Timothy Morton‚ discusses his views on laughter and states that “comedy is the genre closes to the ontological structure of how things are” (332). Morton begins by proposing that “a thing is exactly what it is‚ yet never exactly as it appears” (Morton 322-323)‚ therefore
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The Psychology of Humor and How It Can Be Used As an Effective Stress Coping Technique. Humor is a part of our everyday lives and is often used as a form of Stress Relief. The word “humor” comes from the Latin word of the same spelling meaning fluid or moisture. This can be interpreted in today’s world as “going with the flow.” People all around the world love hearing jokes and telling them whether it be verbally‚ through greeting cards‚ or over the internet. People
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How does the author use humour in Out Island Doctor? In the autobiography‚ Out-Island Doctor‚ Evans W. Cottman has a dream of exploring the Bahamas. He contacts a commissioner in the Bahamas and soon makes plans to visit. Cottman arrives in the Bahamas and endures a very difficult sail to Mangrove Cay where he meets a man who influences him throughout the autobiography‚ Percy Cavill. Cottman then has to adapt to a more primitive lifestyle compared to Indiana. After his visits to the Bahamas‚ he
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Task 4 Draft 1 05 February 2013 Liam Butler and Will Crerar Target Audience How will the segment be suited to the target audience? According to our research‚ the topic we are working on is very suited to the target audience in our area. Since we are doing a segment for the home in Cramlington‚ we know that the majority of the over 50s enjoy watching crime dramas like CSI and NCIS. We have some proof because Will’s Grandma enjoys watching these sorts of things on the TV. Another
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ESSAY `A hero´ -How successfully does the writer present the close family relationships with: his father‚ his granny‚ his mother and the relations between father and mother and comment the use of words‚ phrases and techniques. The story of “A hero” focuses on the character Swami – a ten year old loving cricket boy and his relationship with his family‚ especially with his overbearing (dominating) father. The centre of the story concerns a family and their relationships with each other.
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Somebody knocks on door: - Who is there? - Police? - What do you want? - We want to talk. - How many of you are there? - Two. - So talk with each other. There are two types of guests: the ones‚ who want to stay longer‚ and the ones‚ who want to go home asap. Strangely enough‚ these two types are normally found in married couples. What’s worse than eating an apple and finding a worm? Eating an apple and finding half a worm. Plants discuss: Broccoli: "It seems to me that I am like
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A Humorous character on Catch Us If You Can Apart from love and teamwork‚ humour is also one of the elements that is depicted throughout the story. Therefore‚ the most humorous character in this story is Granda‚ Rory’s grandfather. He is humorous in the way that he does things that not many people would do. There is a number of evidence that portray Granda’s humour throughout the story. First of all‚ we can see that Granda is confused and forgetful in a funny and extraordinary way. Sometimes‚ he
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------------------------------------------------- How to be funny in a speech when you’re not a comedian Comedians aren’t funny in real life. Like any other profession‚ funny is what they do‚ not what they are. In real life‚ comedians work and struggle just like the rest of us to be good at their jobs. Joan Rivers‚ Richard Pryor‚ Billy Connolly Chris Rock – all the greatest comics wrote‚ rewrote and rehearsed their routines with great care and diligence‚ using classic techniques for content
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