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Mark Twain’s Humor

Mark Twain’s Humor. Farce  – an exaggerated, broadly improbable scenario using characters for humorous effect. Parody  – an imitation of someone else’s style for comic effect. Satire  – the use of ridicule or sarcasm to expose or attack vices or follies.

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Mark Twain’s Humor

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  1. Mark Twain’s Humor

  2. Farce – an exaggerated, broadly improbable scenario using characters for humorous effect

  3. Parody – an imitation of someone else’s style for comic effect

  4. Satire – the use of ridicule or sarcasm to expose or attack vices or follies

  5. Irony – a play on words in which the intended meaning of the words used is directly opposite their usual sense (i.e., calling a stupid plan “clever”)

  6. What do you think Twain was saying when he made each of these statements? • How is he similar/different to modern day comedians? • How is Twain’s humor still relevant today?

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