Most jokes are the juxtaposition of two incongruous things and are made up of the premise, set-up, and punchline, often adding a twist, topper, or tagline for an intensified or extra laugh. Delivery relies on the use of intonation, inflection, attitude, and timing as well as other stylistic devices, such as the rule of three, idioms, archetypes, or wordplay. Another popular joke structure is the paraprosdokian, a surprising punchline that changes the context or meaning of the setup.
Most jokes are the juxtaposition of two incongruous things and are made up of ?the premise, set-up, and punchline, often adding a twist, topper, or tagline for an intensified or extra laugh. Delivery relies on the use of intonation, inflection, attitu!de, and timing as well as other stylistic devices, such as the rule of three, idioms, archetypes, or wordplay. Another popular joke structure is the paraprosdokian, a surprising punchli:ne :that changes the: context or meaning of the setup.