Sarcasm, irony, puns and shooting under
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Steven Grant put out the call for any sort of question to be answered on his column at Comic Book Resources. Naturally, most of the ones that got through, or were sent, related to working in the comics industry or about his column.
So...
And the response:
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So...
Sarcasm is often seen as the lowest form of wit. In a family analogy, it would be the one you leave to its own devices at a dinner, not paying much attention. What then of satire? Is it the one that leaves you feeling unsure and too set to say on either side of applause or dismissal?"
And the response:
Sarcasm is not the lowest form of wit. Sarcasm is the lowest form of irony. The lowest form of wit is generally considered to be the pun, though I would suggest the lowest form is superhero parody. At a dinner, satire would be the one that leaves you laughing.
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Posted by Soon Van on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 18:29
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