Humor appears in all forms of literature, from drama to poetry to fiction. a humorous essay is a short, funny work of nonfiction. it requires literary skill and the use of specific strategies to translate the comedy of everyday life into amusing works of writing. humor writers may use hyperbole to make written works funny. what is hyperbole?
a. a very fast moving plot.
b. an exaggeration or outrageous overstatement.
c. expressions in which the literal meanings of the words do not add up to the actual meaning (“raining cats and dogs” = downpour).
d. a story with large amounts of dialogue.