Monday, January 25, 2010

Vocab Examples






Comedy: Comedy is humorous material used to entertain. South Park is a comedy because it is funny and entertaining. South Park is a good example of a comedy because a lot of people have seen it.



Irony: Irony is contrary to what is expected. This is ironic because the sign says no birds and there is a bird sitting on the sign. You wouldn't expect to see a bird because of the no birds sign but instead there is a bird on the sign.




Pun: A pun is the use of words that sound alike but have different meanings. This is a pun because the guy is telling her to use a vacuum cleaner and she says vacuum cleaners suck. When she used the word suck she meant that she doesn't like vacuum cleaners but they way she said it it can also mean that vacuum cleaners suck as in a function that they do.




Slapstick: Slapstick comedy uses exaggerated physical violence. The kid is thinking about throwing the rotten egg on someone and doesn't realize that he is about to walk onto a rake. The fact that he is going to get hit in the face by the rake is slapstick comedy.

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