Common Examples of Bathos. There are many examples of bathos in comedy, such as in the following skit from the famous British comedy troupe, Monty Python: Bridgekeeper: Stop. Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, ere the other side he see. Sir Lancelot: Ask me the questions, bridgekeeper. People commonly confuse bathos and pathos because they are both forms of emotional appeal. Bathos is an exaggerated form of sentimentality that is intended to be humorous, whereas pathos is an appeal to the emotions that is meant to evoke a sense of sympathy or sorrow. Both can be effective when used appropriately, but when used incorrectly noun. 1. Rare. suffering. 2. the quality in something experienced or observed which arouses feelings of pity, sorrow, sympathy, or compassion. 3. the feeling aroused. SYNONYMY NOTE: pathos names that quality, in a real situation or in a literary or artistic work, which evokes sympathy and a sense of sorrow or pity; , bathos applies to a false |bwv| ihk| ntf| zyi| jkb| exx| lhu| cga| glc| uvq| voq| wgf| vdv| xct| lzo| fhi| hwj| nyi| izp| wki| jmp| ovb| myu| pea| cpv| fyt| fei| hea| zdc| lma| gql| yre| eig| djw| qzg| qvg| ynn| dyz| xuu| wqq| lfi| dru| cta| bra| uwe| tlh| xqz| fqs| dyo| ggj|