questions of Stephan King and othe definitions

Define the following terms in either a word perfect document or on your BLOG.
Humour
1. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" [syn:
] 2. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter [syn: wit] 3. (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state; "the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile" [syn: humor] 4. the liquid parts of the body [syn: liquid body substance] 5. the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it" [syn: humor] 6. the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" [syn: humor]
-"ha ha you like men"

Allusion
a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to Shakespeare. the act of alluding. Obsolete. a metaphor; parable
-"to be or not to be that is the answer"

Irony
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, "How nice!" when I said I had to work all weekend.
a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated.
(esp. in contemporary writing) a manner of organizing a work so as to give full expression to contradictory or complementary impulses, attitudes, etc., esp. as a means of indicating detachment from a subject, theme, or emotion.
an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected.
the incongruity of this.
an objectively sardonic style of speech or writing.
an objectively or humorously sardonic utterance, disposition, quality, etc.
-"Look how nice this place is!"


Using our textbooks located on the side table read the Stephen King essay
"Why do we crave Horror Movies" on pages 22-25.
-Because they are interesting, intense, awesome, and violent
Answer questions #1,2 on page 25 in your blog.
1) With a partner, discuss some of the reasons each of you listed as you read. Do you think King’s reasons are good support for his thesis? Why?:
-Yes, because it’s good for people of not being scared of anything and plus horror movies are intense, awesome, violent and interesting. People want something to entertain them to scare them and basically horror movies are like a roller coaster.
2) a) Discuss with you’re your partner what you have learned about Stephan King. What perspective do you think he is writing from?:
-Portland, Maine, United States
b) How does King benefit from having an audience for horror?:
-Basically he was getting people to know that horror movies are like a roller coaster and plus they are really intense and exciting.