Topic 3 (session B) - Patterns, Deviations, Style and Meaning > Extended parallelism: non-literary examples > Task B

Extended parallelism: non-literary examples

Task B - The Higgins joke

First the joke:

You can view the complete version of the joke and you can also watch avideo of Mick Short telling the joke.

Now think about how this joke uses parallelism and internal deviation to get its effect. After you have done your analysis, compare your thoughts with ours.

You can do this by watching the video of Mick's explanation or by reading our written comments.

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