Examples of Humorous Devices

Hyperbole

Examples of Hyperboles

• "I've told you a million times..."
• "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."
• "He is as large as a house."
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Oxymoron

Examples of Oxymorons

• Awfully nice
• Pretty cruel
• Walking dead
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Malapropism

Examples of Malapropisms

• Having one wife is called monotony. (monogamy)
• Dad says the monster is just a pigment of my imagination. (figment)
• "Texas has a lot of electrical votes (electoral votes) - Yogi Berra
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Situational Irony

Examples of Situational Irony

• The police station gets robbed
• Posting on Facebook complaining how useless Facebook is
• Gunpowder was discovered in an attempt to find the elixir of immortality
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Dramatic Irony

Examples of Dramatic Irony
In a scary movie, the character walks into a house and the audience knows the killer is in the house.

In Toy Story, the toys move when the people are not there. Also, Buzz thinks he is a real space ranger.

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