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| quality of being ridiculously senseless, illogical, untrue, or contrary to all reason |
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| an image or description that ludicrously exaggerates the peculiarities or defects of people or things |
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| deals with the relations and intrigues of gentlemen and ladies living in a polished and sophisticated society |
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| using a milder or vague word to replace one that is considered offensively direct or blunt |
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| a comedy designed to provoke belly laughs. uses one or more of: 1)exaggerated character types in 2) improbable situations engaging in 3) broad verbal humor and 4) physical horseplay |
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| a bold overstatement of a fact |
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| a coarse attack that has the sting of satire without the righteousness |
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| mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one |
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| the juxtaposition of two seemingly contradictory words |
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| something that imitates the style of form of another work |
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| word play involving two similar-sounding words that suggest two or more meaning simultaneously |
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| a literary work that ridicules aspects of human behavior and seeks to arouse in the reader contempt. ridicules in order to correct |
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| a quick, clever, witty exchange of dialogue |
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| a statement that is deliberately less forceful or dramatic than what it should be |
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| a clever association of words or ideas assembles with quickness |
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