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Two texts which have created humour are; ‘A tour of the Cages’ and ‘The Beano.’ A tour of the Cages was a humuorous piece written in the 1950’s  

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How has humour been created in two texts from section 2? - Comment on language and graphology in your answer. Two texts which have created humour are; 'A tour of the Cages' and 'The Beano.' A tour of the Cages was a humuorous piece written in the 1950's for children. The full heading reads, 'A tour of the Cages or Masters One by One', already the title gives the reader the impression of a zoo or animals, which is to be related somehow to school life. The text is about private schools and stereotypes hippies. The basic meaning of the humour insertion in this text is that the pupil who is trying to mock the teacher or the school, is really exposing himself, exposing his own need for image. The whole of the text is written from the student's point of view, all the words are spelt phonetically to emphasize...

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