Make 'Em Laugh

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. A situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless (6)
  2. 5. Conjoining contradictory terms (8)
  3. 7. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn (5)
  4. 10. Extravagant exaggeration (9)
  5. 11. Comical in an odd or whimsical manner (5)

Down

  1. 1. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending (6)
  2. 2. A statement that contradicts itself (7)
  3. 4. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (6)
  4. 6. A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally (8)
  5. 8. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn (7)
  6. 9. A professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts (8)
  7. 12. A facial expression characteristic of a person ___ (5)