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Structure of a joke
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Structure of a joke
What is a joke?
What is a joke ?
Definition
Definition
Jokes make us laugh because they have a surprise or shock twist at the end that upsets our expectations.
Structure
A joke often has two parts
The set-up ( or explanation)
Structure
Payoff (or punchline)
In this joke the set-up is:
- The introduction, which sets the scene: "Two hunters are out in the woods..."
- the conflict, which is when the hunter panics about his friend and phones the emergency services.
- the conflict gets worse with his confusion about the instruction "first, let's make sure he's dead". the hunter thinks that the operator is telling him to kill his friend.
The set up
The pay off
Then comes the pay off, which is:
- the punchline, climax or funny twist: the hunter shoots his friend. the friend actually isn't dead at the beginning of the joke, but he is by the end of it. his problem has been resolved or concluded.
Irony
for both irony and sarcasm, the surface meaning of what is said is different to what the speaker really means.
Irony
This is an example of irony, when something happens to confuse the characters and the audience is left with an unpredictable or unexpected ending.
ACTIVITIES
Activities
1,
who does the joke make fun of or mock?
Did you think the joke was funny? why or why not?
2,
3,
Activity 1
Listen to the joke again and answer the questions:
Explain the irony in the joke. start like this: the hunter is worried because he thinks that... but instead, he ends up... this is ironic because...
Tell a joke
Activity 2
1. Get into groups of 4-6
2. Each member of the group will tell a joke without being interrupted.
3. After all the jokes, the members will vote on which joke was the funniest.
4. Write down one sentence to explain why the joke was funny.
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