The Western art of humor bears a striking likeness to the Chinese traditional skill of banter.The humor in the Book of Poetry can be described as follows:First,it highlights the faults of the object of ridicule by means of sarcastic description,so they look ridiculous.This is called the humor in style,such as the humor in Binfeng Langba.Second,the people with a humorous character is optimistic about his life,who likes to deride others with a view to seeking pleasure,such as the humor in Shanyou Fushu?Jiaotong?Qianshang in Zhengfeng.These two kinds of humor follow the principle of "Making joke of sb without making him feel embarassed".So they aren't serious.Besides these two kinds of humor,there is sarcastic humor,that is to say,people satirize the absurdities of things smilingly.It reveals the ridiculousness,foolishness,absurdities and baseness with bitter irony,and criticizes them with laughs,such as the humor in Beifeng Xingtai?Chenfeng Zhulin.So to speak,the use of sarcastic humor in some cases,contributes not only to reveal the nature of ugliness,but also to obtain a feeling of satisfaction and joyfulness,so the orks of literature are full of taste.