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The 16 pages that link to Wit, each with the reason it gives.

• Restoration comedyRelated: Verbal sparring gives many Restoration comedies their characteristic pace and social edge.

• Comedy of mannersRelated: Clever repartee exposes vanity and social pretension in the genre’s dialogue.

• AphorismRelated: Wit supplies the surprise that lets a short observation linger beyond its few words.

• Heroic coupletRelated: The compact form gives a pointed thought room for setup and payoff.

• Dorothy ParkerRelated: Parker’s reputation for wit both amplified her writing and sometimes overshadowed its emotional range.

• EpigramRelated: Epigrams use clever turns of thought to make brief statements memorable.

• William CongreveRelated: Congreve’s dialogue makes verbal intelligence both entertainment and social currency.

• Metaphysical conceitRelated: The conceit’s intellectual surprise depends on wit finding a defensible link between distant subjects.

• Sacha GuitryRelated: His plays and screen performances are especially associated with verbal wit.

• William WycherleyRelated: Verbal wit is both a weapon in his characters’ courtships and a means of social exposure.

• MarinismRelated: Marinist verbal effects depend on unexpected connections and polished ingenuity.