humorous devices presentation

hyperbole

• "I wondered lonely as a cloud" poem by William Wordsworth
• "i wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o'er vales and hills, when all at once i saw a crowd, a host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
• he was walking around lonely as how a single clouds is in the sky
• he saw daffodils swaying from the wind, which is when he used the hyperbole dancing in the breeze

puns

1. why did Adele cross the road? to say hello from the other side.
2. what did the grape say when it got crushed? Nothing, it just let out a little wine.
3. to the guy who invented zero, thanks for nothing.
4. ladies, if he cant appreciate your fruity jokes, let that mango.
5. what was forrest gumps email? 1forrest1. sources are from parade.com

• Adele, a famous singer, had a very popular song that was called hello and had those exact lyrics
• since wine is made from grapes, it "wined" when it got crushed
• mango as in let that man go!
• a very popular phrase in the movie Forrest Gump was "Run Forrest Run!!!

Sarcasm

1. "roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you. but the roses are wilting, and the violets are dead; the sugar bowl is empty, just like your head." -"Godknowswho" by funnysarcasm.com. flowers always end up dying and the sugar bowl will always run out.
2. "common sense is a flower that doesnt grow in everyerone's garden."
3. "if you're too open minded, your brains will fall out"- Lawrence Ferlinghetti

situational irony

1. a fire station burns down. this is unexpected because one would assume the fire chief would keep his own building safe.
2. a marriage counselor files for divorce. this is situational irony because the expectation is that a professional who coaches couples through rough patches would themself have a strong marriage.
3. traffic cop gets his license suspended because of unpaid parking tickets.
4. a pilot has a fear of heights.

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oxymorons

1. big baby
2. open secret
3. original copy
4. alone together
5. deafening silence
6. cleary confused
7. living dead
8. awfully nice
9. confirmed rumor
10. known secret

- study.comoxymorons