October 1, 2012

Word play 1

Fellow speaker,

Some word play humor and comedy methods:
  • Double entendre - use a word that has more than one meaning for comic effect (e.g., "Art Supplies advertisement: I was framed!")
  • Malaprop - unintentional misstatement (e.g., Sam Goldwyn:  "Include me out")
  • Oxymoron - join two completely different ideas into one phrase (e.g., "living dead")
Playing,

Tim