Comedy Terms Matching

Match the following

• joking often inappropriately

• facetious

• a pleasurable diversion

• hysterical

• clever or shred often in an underhanded

• ironic

• the use of words to express opposite

• amusing

• feeling or showing extreme emotion

• cute

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Match the following

• to treat with contempt or ridicule

• laughable

• amusingly ridiculous

• light-hearted

• amusing through obvious absurdity

• mocking

• free from care, anxiety, or seriousness

• ludicrous

• lacking respect or seriousness

• irreverent

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Match the following

• a sharp satirical or ironic utterance

• sarcastic

• to laugh inwardly or quietly

• chuckle

• a literary work holding up human vices

• witty

• having good intellectual capacity

• giggle

• to laugh with repeated catches of breath

• satirical

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Match the following

• an expression of scorn

• titter

• to laugh in a covert manner

• guffaw

• to smile in a smug manner

• scoff

• to laugh in a nervous manner

• snicker

• a loud burst of laughter

• smirk

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Match the following

• mild type; nonthreatening character

• humor

• violation created with painful scenarios

• slapstick

• threatens a person's well being

• violation

• a psychological response

• benign

• act of irreverance

• violation condition

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Match the following

• breaking a communication norm

• sarcasm

• saying one thing; meaning the opposite

• synchronicity

• belief that events are coincidences

• logical violation

• threatens a person's pride or dignity

• communication violation

• illogical; things that do not make sense

• identity violation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4