Low Comedy: Lacks seriousness of purpose or subtlety of manner and has little intellectual appeal.
High Comedy: Pure or serious comedy – appeals to the intellect and arouses thoughtful
laughter by exhibiting the inconsistencies and incongruities of human nature and by
displaying the follies of social manner.
Burlesque: Form of comedy characterized by ridiculous exaggeration and distortion.
Farce: A light dramatic work in which highly improbable plot, exaggerated character, and often slapstick elements are used for humorous effect.
Lampoon: A broad satirical piece that uses ridicule to attack a person/group.
Parody: A composition imitating or burlesquing another, usually serious, piece of work. Designed to ridicule in nonsensical fashion an original piece of work.
Satire: Holding up to ridicule the follies and vices of a people or time.
Slapstick: Boisterous form of comedy marked by chases, collisions, and crude practical jokes.
Travesty: Presents a serious (often religious) subject frivolously – reduces everything to its lowest level.
While accurate, and im sure highly researched, but im not sure that this constitutes one fourth of the most important information for the year. Still though, perhaps a mere difference of opinion. good post chap!
ReplyDeleteDefinitions - nice! These are correct, but could you try and explain how these fit into the class as a whole and how they will benefit us either in the AP exam or in our future writing? If you just include one or two sentences on the purpose of knowing these comedy vocab words, it will make your summery much more complete!
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