Across
- 4. humorous imitation of serious works.
- 7. Lampoon publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.
- 8. the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.
- 9. attitude of the writer toward his or her subject
- 10. an artistic composition, especially literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity
- 12. verbal cleverness
- 13. what actually occurs is the opposite of what is expected.
- 14. one word modifies two or more words with different senses
- 15. presenting a willingness to learn for the sake of exposing an opponent’s errors. Pretending ignorance when asked a question or given a statement by someone who is obviously wrong in their thinking.
- 16. the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
Down
- 1. putting together a person, concept, theme, etc. to highlight the contrast between them
- 2. Contrast between what is said and what is meant
- 3. reader knows something that the characters do not.
- 5. use of language to hurt/ridicule: more caustic than irony
- 6. To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings.
- 7. Epigram a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.
- 11. overstating something to make it look worse than it is.