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Καλά αυτά που προτείνατε ... αλλά, για το "πολύπλουμο φαρμακερό φίδι" (altan's query) = fanciful/fabulous venomous serpent/snake? ... το πολύπλουμο νομίζω είναι σημασιολογικά κοντά στο "φανταχτερό" ;

σαρμανίτσα (I said crib in my post, above - but, I meant a cradle. A crib would be too big.) Mαριγουλα could also be the grandmother (it probably is referring to the grandmother - it's not necessarily the mother) ... now that I think about it.

Η αρχή μου ακούγεται κάπως έτσι .... από εμάς κι η δούλεψη ... sounds like "δούλεψη" to me, too [Μαριγούλα μου] ... the mother, Maria (="my dear Maria")? σαρμανίτσα μου κι εσύ ... referring to a crib, perhaps (could be a baby with/within its crib - it's a tiny coffin)? στο μοναχούλι σου...

Προσπαθώ να σχηματίσω την εικόνα ... αναφέρεσαι νομίζω στη λεπίδα του φτυαριού (the metal blade of the shovel); (αλλά, ο "στέλεχος" ... that would be the shaft/handle of the spade, wouldn't it? I was thinking the stem of a plant = στέλεχος φυτού - and the handle would be analogous to this.)...

And a commie-tragic (for us Aussies) could conceivably be an unpopular, obsessive and annoying person who bangs on about communism, etc.. tragic /ˈtradʒɪk/ nounINFORMAL•AUSTRALIAN a boring or socially inept person, typically having an obsessive and solitary interest. "at school she's not a...

Just joshing, cougr.

As for how I'd describe this thread, I'm vacillating between tragicomedic and tragicomic. :confused:

Here's the thing - and I am mostly referring to the term comedic device (and my query is centred on this - maybe I should change the title), just so we're on the same page - ας μην προτρέχουμε κι ας μην προεξοφλούμε: 🙃 re: comic timing: I've only ever really thought of it as "comic timing"...

Strictly speaking, comedic is correct (or preferred), that's all I'm saying. And, it's always subjective. I wouldn't use them interchangeably in my instance. re: a head-to-head google search of comedic v comic, you might have to take into account that half the "comic" results are probably...

I still saw it as a "small" mistake. Comedic just feels right to me.

Εκανα ένα μικρο λαθάκι σε ένα από τα ποστς μου χθες (πες το απροσεξία) , αλλά με την ευκαιρία: comedic means "relating to comedy," whereas comic means "funny." (I noticed that I'd written "comic device" where I should have written "comedic device," of course). Here's proof that it can happen...

The following could serve as comic devices: Accents, Humiliation, Mistaking someone for someone else, Deafness, Exaggerated emotions, etc... το comic beat είναι κωμική στιγμή, αλλά νομίζω και κάτι άλλο, πέρα από το comic moment. A comic beat might also be a pause to allow the audience time to...

comic beats = κωμικά τεχνάσματα; (τώρα που το ξανασκέφτηκα) ... even though a beat is a brief moment - such as a small pause, a comic beat I think is also a comic device that is part of the comic setup - could be hints/clues where you have to fill in the gaps?

κωμικές καταλήξεις; (let me know if I'm overanalysing this) Ίσως ο συγκεκριμένος στίχος του Αριστοφάνη με τα διαδοχικά κωμικά τεχνάσματα του (its successive comic beats) επιφέρνει/γεννά πέντε ή περισσότερα κωμικά αποτελέσματα ή πέντε ή περισσότερες κωμικές καταλήξεις.

... ένα τελευταίο και σας καληνυχτώ! payoff = στιγμή συνειδητοποίησης;

comic epiphanies, funny realisations, funny aha moments = αστείες συνειδητοποιήσεις, κτλ ... ;

... περα από τις κωμικές στιγμές ... epiphany (from the ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια, epiphanea, "manifestation, striking appearance") is an experience of a sudden and striking realization. ... five (or more) distinct comic epiphanies, five (or more) distinct funny realisations ... or five (or...

Good link, cougr (re: setups and payoffs). I think I had five or more distinct "aha moments" while I was reading it. (Aha moments wasn't mentioned in your link, but it just came to me). Aha moments (or some such) = payoffs? or funny aha moments (more specifically, here) = payoffs I know you...

As an analogy: Just as there's a "payoff moment" (a sense of accomplishment, even a smile on your face) when you figure out a cryptic crossword clue ... I think the cryptic setup του συγκεκριμένου αριστοφανικού στίχου delivers a similar "payoff moment" or moments (when you figure out the...

payoffs = possible punchlines = πιθανές καταληκτικές ατάκες; πέντε ή περισσότερες πιθανές καταληκτικές ατάκες = five or more distinctive payoffs (more or less); a payoff is a punchline that you need to figure out for yourself? ... and, I'm guessing, the punchline itself is the reward (or...