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ACTIVITY 2.5
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Quick conversation
• Share your chart with a partner. Read aloud some of the examples you found and tell how they illustrate the technique. Discuss whether you think the examples are funny or not, and why. Finally choose one example that is your favorite and explain why you like it so much. Record notes from your discussion.
In my opinion, this description is colorful because .
Did the juxtaposition of and make you laugh?
I think my favorite sentence might be because .
Write an expository Paragraph
Now write a paragraph about the example of comic syntax you like best. First quote the line or lines from the essay. Then tell why you think it is funny. Finally explain how Barry used comic syntax to achieve this humor.
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