Read the article, “After Twenty Years” and identify where the academic vocabulary is used in the

text.

Vocab Definition Example from text Connotation (Impact

on meaning)

satire use of humor, irony, “It sometime….have Used humor to his

exaggeration, or ridicule to a chat with you.” nickname of Bob and
expose and criticize people's (line 31 paragraph) the first line has
stupidity or vices another meaning for
this situation.

irony happening in the opposite way “When you We didn't expect our
to what is expected struck…JIMMY”(last best friend to be the
paragraph) one to arrest them.

parody an imitation of the style of a “ You’re not Its an exaggeration of

particular writer, artist, or genre Jimmy…to a pug” the description of the
with deliberate exaggeration for (30 line) nose and comical
comic effect.

farce a comic dramatic work using
buffoonery and horseplay and
typically including crude
characterization and
ludicrously improbable
situations.
“The police Farce uses buffoonery
officer…..impressive and horseplay and the
ly.”( first paragraph) police officer was kind
of horseplaying
because as a police off
icer your supposed to
be serious instead he’s
dancing.

understatement the presentation of something “And in the He walked thousand of

as being smaller, worse, or less door….fill an miles just to make an
important than it actually is. appointment” appointment without
(18th paragraph) even knowing if people
will accept him