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A character steps on a banana peel and flips into the air

Slapstick

Using words with similar sounds but different meanings

Pun

Oh yes, we love homework. Please give us more.

Sarcasm

I told you a million times to clean your room!

Hyperbole

Making something to be more extreme than it really is

Hyperbole

"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

"It's just a flesh wound," said after losing your arm.

Understatement

What is irony?

A difference between expectations and what actually happens

During a hurricane: "It's a bit windy outside."

Understatement

A fire station burns down

Irony

When you say the opposite of what you really mean in order to mock

Sarcasm

What is the difference between sarcasm and irony?

Sarcasm involves mocking

What is slapstick?

Physical humor

I used to be a baker, but I couldn't make enough dough

Pun

Making something seem like less than it really is

Understatement