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This article is about the form of humor. For other uses, see Wit (disambiguation).
'The feast of reason, and the flow of soul,' - i.e. - the wits of the age, setting the table in a roar, by James Gillray (1797)
Wit is a form of intelligent humour, the ability to say or write things that are clever and usually funny.[1] A wit is a person skilled at making clever and funny remarks.[1][2] Forms of wit include the quip and repartee.
Contents
- 1 Forms of wit
- 2 Wit in poetry
- 3 Further meanings
- 4 See also
- 5 Bibliography
- 6 References
Forms of wit
As in the wit of Dorothy Parker's set, the Algonquin Round Table, witty remarks may be intentionally cruel (as in many epigrams), and perhaps more ingenious than funny.
A quip is an observation or saying that has some wit but perhaps descends into sarcasm, or otherwise is short of a point, and a witticism also suggests the diminutive. Repartee is the wit of the quick answer and capping comment: the snappy comeback and neat retort. (Wilde: "I wish I'd said that." Whistler: "You will, Oscar, you will".)[3]
Wit in poetry
Wit in poetry is characteristic of metaphysical poetry as a style, and was prevalent in the time of English playwright Shakespeare, who admonished pretension with the phrase "Better a witty fool than a foolish wit".[4] It may combine word play with conceptual thinking, as a kind of verbal display requiring attention, without intending to be laugh-aloud funny; in fact wit can be a thin disguise for more poignant feelings that are being versified. English poet John Donne is the representative of this style of poetry.[5]
Further meanings
More generally, one's wits are one's intellectual powers of all types. Native wit — meaning the wits with which one is born — is closely synonymous with common sense. To live by one's wits is to be an opportunist, but not always of the scrupulous kind. To have one's wits about one is to be alert and capable of quick reasoning. To be at the end of one's wits is to be immensely frustrated.[citation needed]
See also
- Hartford Wits
- New Oxford Wits
- Oxford Wits
Bibliography
- D. W. Jefferson, "Tristram Shandy and the Tradition of Learned Wit" in Essays in Criticism, 1(1951), 225-48
References
- ^ a b "Wit". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- ^ "wit". Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ Monty Python: Oscar Wilde sketch
- ^ Salingar, Leo (1976). Shakespeare and the Traditions of Comedy. Cambridge University Press. pp. 245–6. ISBN 978-0-521-29113-2.
- ^ Daley, Koos (1990). The triple fool: a critical evaluation of Constantijn Huygens' translations of John Donne. De Graaf. p. 58. ISBN 978-90-6004-405-6. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
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English Journal
- [Zero hour--the poet Dorothy Parker and insomnia].
- Skårderud F.SourceAvdeling for helse- og sosialfag, Høgskolen i Lillehammer, 2626 Lillehammer, Norway. finns@online.no
- Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række.Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen.2009 Sep 24;129(18):1901. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.09.0915.
- Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) was an American poet and author, known for her wicked wittiness, tender verses and sharp eye for the foibles of modern urban humans. She writes about her insomnia, and the time of day when despair is greatest and self-esteem lowest.
- PMID 19844291
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- モーリス・ラヴェルと近代社会 : 二つのピアノ協奏曲をめぐって
- 江藤 正顕
- Comparatio 15(-), 89-100, 2011
- … In this paper I will describe the two sides of seriousness and wittiness in relation to the trends of contemporary music, literary theory and others, and to consider the great influence of Ravel which continues even today. …
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- RHETORIC IN CONFLICT-RELATED YORUBA PROVERBS: GUIDE TO CONSTRUCTIVE CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN AFRICA
- Adeyemi ADEGOJU
- African study monographs 30(2), pp. 55-69, 2009-06-25
- … To this end, the paper analyzes and discusses the linguistic-cum-rhetorical devices that underscore the wittiness and persuasive effectiveness of the proverbs toward understanding conflict situations and devising strategies for resolving them. …
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- 吉田 義雄
- 横浜国立大学人文紀要. 第二類, 語学・文学 15, 10-28, 1968-12-20
- … In consequence of pursuing after the specific feature of Basho's works, namely, naturalness, fluency, wittiness and yet in variable dignity of his manner, the conclusion can hardly be avoided that 'Isamitatsu-taka' and 'Kara-no-ji-ya' were not looked over by Basho, while the three Kasen 'Hakkuken-yanagi', 'Shimo-no-shoro' and 'Natsu-no-yo-ya' are undoubtedly what he went through by himself. …
- NAID 110005857614
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