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aCTIVITy 4.5
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Finding Truth in Comedy
my Notes
1. Craft and Structure: What is the effect of the repetition of “a little plastic” in paragraph 2?
2. Key Ideas and Details: What is the effect of the juxtaposed ideas “grown bigger” and “grown smaller” in paragraph 4?
3. Craft and Structure: What is the impact of the phrase “little pooping torsos” in paragraph 5?
4. Key Ideas and Details: What specific details does the author include in paragraph 7 in order to have a comic effect?
Working from the Text
5. Read and respond to the following quote.
Quote by George Bernard Shaw
Interpretation
Personal Commentary
“The power of comedy is to make people laugh, and when they have their mouths open and they least expect it— you slip in the truth.”
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