| Type | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Sarcasm | insulting, scornful | "How wonderful!" said of something horrible |
| Irony | incongruity, unexpected twist, A statement or situation where the meaning is directly contradicted by the appearance/presentation of the idea | "A man buys a gun to protect his family, but ends up shooting his son by accident because he thinks the son is a burglar about to harm the family. " |
| Slapstick | acts of stupidity and practical jokesComedy based on violence | like Charlie Chaplin jokes |
| Pun | play on words, same sound, different meaning | Did you hear about the Frenchman who jumped off the Eiffel Tower wearing a parachute and landed in the river? The police didn’t arrest him because he was clearly in Seine. |
| Satire | Indirect criticism, humorous mimicry,The art of criticizing a subject by ridiculing it and evoking toward it an attitude of amusement, contempt or scorn | Gulliver's Travels |
| Cynicism | distrust of human nature | Joe became a cynic after being disappointed time after time. |
| Parody | making fun of another work of art by imitation, impersonation | eg, Monty Python, or "Ever since 1997, rap music has been nothing but a parody of itself." |
| Caricature | exaggeration of physical features or mannerisms | |
| Farce | satire |