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What is irony?
A difference between expectations and what actually happens
Making something to be more extreme than it really is
Hyperbole
Making something seem like less than it really is
Understatement
When you say the opposite of what you really mean in order to mock
Sarcasm
What is slapstick?
Physical humor
Using words with similar sounds but different meanings
Pun
A fire station burns down
Irony
I told you a million times to clean your room!
Hyperbole
During a hurricane: "It's a bit windy outside."
Understatement
A character steps on a banana peel and flips into the air
Slapstick
I used to be a baker, but I couldn't make enough dough
Pun
Oh yes, we love homework. Please give us more.
Sarcasm
"It's just a flesh wound," said after losing your arm.
Understatement
What is the difference between sarcasm and irony?
Sarcasm involves mocking
"I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger, then it hit me." Explain the pun
It hit me can mean a sudden realization or it can mean that the speaker actually got hit by the baseball as it came closer to the man's face
