Some Principles of Comedy in Literature English IV AP Mrs. Ramos.

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Some Principles of Comedy in Literature English IV AP Mrs. Ramos

“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.” - Mel Brooks ( )

Comedy is created in literature or performance when one or more of the following elements are present:

- puns

- a ludicrous item / person in a common setting

- a common item in a ludicrous setting

- incongruity: things set off kilter or out of sync

- a farcical mistake

- A plot so elaborately contrived that the resulting confusion is overdone

- absurd imitation

- physical buffoonery

IRONY

Types of Irony verbal irony: the contrast between what is said and what is meant situational irony: the contrast between what is expected and what occurs cosmic irony: the contrast between what is hoped for and what is destined to occur dramatic irony: the contrast between what the characters know and what the audience/ reader knows