Humour Flashcards
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Explain anti-climax
A
Your expectations are built up only to be let down at the last minute
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What is a pun
A
A form of word play
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Overthrow of expectations
A
Your expectations undermined
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Q
What is incongruity
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Not in harmony or not in place
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What is misunderstanding
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Failure to understand something correctly
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What is exaggeration
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To represent greater than actually is
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What is ambiguity
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A double meaning
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Explain irony
A
That which you expect and that which actually occurs are opposite
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Q
Satire
A
Mocking human customs
