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Caricature
The exaggeration of a physical feature or trait
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Understatement
A description of something as less than it is
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Juvenalian Satire
Biting, Angry, Bitter- points with contempt and moral indignation to the corruption and evil of human beings and institutions
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Horation Satire
Gentle, Urbane, Smiling-aim to correct by gentle and broadly sympathetic laughter
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Innuendo
Insinuation or indirect suggestion, often with harmful or sinister connotation
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Absurdity
Situation/character portrayed ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous
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Lampoon
Writing which ridicules and satirizes the character or personal appearance of a person in a bitter, scurrilous manner
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Burlesque
Ridiculous exaggeration in language
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Incongruity
To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to their surroundings
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Parody
To imitate the techniques or style of some person, place, or thing in order to ridicule the original
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Dramatic Irony
Occurs when the audience knows something that the characters don't
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Exaggeration
A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is
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Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
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Irony
the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really think especially in order to be funny
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Pun
make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word
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