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classical comedy
ends with a happy union & glimmer of dispair
caricature
a picture of someone's face that exaggerates obvious features
comic relief
a comic situation in the middle of a tragedy
farce
a comedy that has absurd situations
hyperbole
extreme exaggeration
irony
exact opposite of what you should expect
mock epic
epic poem mocking an epic poem
parody
imitating
pun
play on words
satire
making fun of something we hold dear (take seriously)
slapstick
physical comedy
understatement
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