What are the humorous eloquence arts?

In interpersonal communication, the proper use of humorous language can break the deadlock, respond to the impolite words of the other party, make the serious and tense atmosphere suddenly relaxed and lively, and even ease or resolve contradictions. So, how to use humorous language in communication?

There are the following methods:

The opposite is true.

The so-called irony is to turn the words around and make them form obvious contrast. Its main methods are "derogatory and commendatory". For example, in the 1940s, people used tooth powder to brush their teeth, and the tooth powder was packaged. At that time, a crosstalk performer said that crosstalk described the high price of tooth powder and said, "It's only two yuan a bag." Someone asked him, "It's so cheap. What's in the bag? " The crosstalk performer said, "Tooth powder bag!" The audience burst into laughter.

In addition to "derogatory meaning", there is also "derogatory meaning". For example, men who are afraid of their wives are described as "model husbands".

Clever use of jokes.

Speaking some laughter properly can make the language full of sense of humor, thus alleviating people's nervousness. For example, at a family dinner, two people quarreled over trifles. At this time, the host used the topic to tell a joke-

"In ancient times, a gentleman went to a friend's house for dinner. The friend was not very well received and only drank a few drops of rice wine. When he left, he begged his master to slap him on both cheeks. The host didn't understand its meaning. He said, "In order for my wife to see her cheeks flushed, she thought I was full ..." 。

After hearing this joke, the two people who were still arguing just now couldn't help laughing, and the tense atmosphere was swept away.

Moderate exaggeration.

It is also effective to express humor in an exaggerated way. There is such a story:

The tenant said to the shopkeeper, "I couldn't sleep last night." It's too cold. There is a hole in the window and there is only a little light in the room. I can't sleep. " The shopkeeper said strangely, "Then why don't you blow out the candles?" The tenant said, "it can't be blown out because the spherical flame has been frozen."

In this story, the tenant used exaggerated and humorous language, which not only cleverly criticized the hotel for being too cold, but also avoided the direct conflict with the host.

Different interpretations of words.

Deliberately distorting the original meaning of words and explaining their special meanings is also an expression of humor. For example:

Beals in America once compiled a devil's dictionary. In this dictionary, politics is defined as "politics is a public activity for private interests"; Diplomacy is defined as "the art of lying for the benefit of one's own country"; The definition of peace is-"the stage when two wars cheat each other."

What he uses here is the method of explaining words, which seems absurd on the surface, but the fine works are meaningful and can't help but make people laugh.

Laugh at yourself.

Sometimes, self-mockery can also create a humorous atmosphere. For example, if someone asks you to sing, and you can't sing well, just say, "I can't sing, and I'm afraid I'll scare you away." For another example, if someone sees you singing and dancing there and says that your life is full and your spare time entertainment is good, you will say, "I am a beggar for the New Year-poor and happy." So this kind of self-mockery is also a sign of humor.

Clever use of homophones.

With the help of homophony, it can also be used to express humor. For example:

In the Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzhang had a distant relative, Li, who was keen on fame and fortune and wanted to take an official position through the imperial examination. Once, I opened the examination paper in the examination room, and I didn't know more than half of the words. I was as anxious as an ant on hot bricks. Seeing that the time for handing in the papers was coming, he had a brainwave and wrote on the test paper: "I am the wife of Li Hongzhang's adult in the main hall." This last word was originally meant to be "qi", but because it can't be written, the word "wife" was used instead. When the examiner finished reading this paper and read "I am the wife of Li Hongzhang's adult in the main hall", he couldn't help smiling, raised his pen and criticized on the paper: "So I dare not marry (take) you."

The homophonic method is used here. With homonym (wife) homophonic relationship, language pun, humor, hit the nail on the head.

Of course, there are many ways of language humor, and the above are just a few commonly used methods. In practical application, it should be different from person to person, from time to time, from emotion to environment, so as to be unconventional and popular.