A comparative study of satire and humour as communicative strategies in the poems of four Tsonga poets
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Authors
Risenga, David Jinja
Issue Date
1995-11
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Communicative strategies , Types of satire and humour , Communication of message , Correction of wrongdoing , Amusement , Release of emotions , Ridicule of vice and folly , Satiric and humorous poems , Selected satirists and humorists , Comparison of selected poets
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Abstract
This study involves an investigation into the use of satire and humour as strategies of
communication. The poetry of four Tsonga poets selected for study includes these
strategies which are investigated for the purpose of determining the extent to which
they function as strategies of communication.
The study consists of four chapters which can be summarized as follows:
CHAPTER 1 contains the introduction, aim, scope and method of approach of the
entire study. Theories and definitions of satire and humour are also presented here.
In CHAPTER 2 the poems selected for study are analysed in terms of invective,
subtle and light-hearted satire.
CHAPTER 3 focuses attention on the style of presentation of comic and derisive
humour.
CHAPTER 4 highlights and elucidates the most significant findings of the study. The
most competent poet of the four at using satire and humour is identified and his
excellence declared and justified
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Citation
Risenga, David Jinja (1995) A comparative study of satire and humour as communicative strategies in the poems of four Tsonga poets, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17619>