World picture and its types

the use of terms, foreign words, words used in opposite meanings:

He is mighty fine pig. He looks better to me this morning. I was raised on a farm, and I’m very fond of pigs. Used to go to bed at sundown, so I never saw one by lamplight before (O’Henry, The Ethics of Pig)

As we can see from the example, the first word contains the positive components, whereas the second word is of a negative evaluation. The clash between “highly positive” and “highly negative” words (fine pig) produces an ironical effect.

Who had stolen the plaza – or the carramba?! (O’Henry, The Ethics of Pig)

“Vass!” he cried. “Is dere people in de world mit der foolishness to die because leafs dey drop off from a confounded vine? I haf not heard of such a thing (O’Henry, The Last Leaf)

In the first example humorous effect is created by the fact that the speaker using the Spanish words, doesn’t know its meaning. In the second example the humorous effect is achieved by the combination of the German and English phrases within one sentence.

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