Quotations
by Twain
The
Meaning of Mark Twain
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Twain's
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Humor Definitions:
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
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”)
Hyperbole -- an exaggeration