Group Analysis #2

Friars

-History

-Formal Vocabulary

-Non-essential details. The joke drags on.

-Keyword for punch line. Word play on a famous quote.

-Culture Knowledge of the Smokey the Bear Ad Campaign is needed to understand the joke. 

-Irrelevant punch line

-3 plot Development

 

Panda

-Repetition

-3 plot Development

-Story Background

-Cultural Knowledge. Gives tone to the joke.

-Language/Vocabulary

-Panda is a stereotypical rude New Yorker. Gets to the point.

 

Knot

-3 plot development

-Story background

-Dialogue - imaginary character

-Background knowledge

-Play of words

-Repetition

-Usage of a pun in the as the punchline. It can be taken literally or more in depth as the punchline is describing the knot's frustration.

 

TFIG

-Play on words with the punchline

-Real Characters (Friday)

-Cultural Knowledge of the book to understand Crusoe's plight and his happiness to see God.

 

Czech

-Punch line had nothing to do with the story

-Literary Language

-Imaginary happenings in the story (bear eating someone whole)

-Cultural Knowledge (lawyer joke)

-play on words (punch line)

 

The features that all jokes have in common are the following:

-Cultural Knowledge

-Play on Words

-All speak about relatable human experiences

-All humorous punch lines
-Fables/Lessons/Morals

-All punchlines are closely connected to main character in