Similarities

I'd like to comment on what I've seen so far throughout the poetry that I've read. What is "wit" was the first initial question I wanted to venture into for this project. Well, so far I have realized that "wit" is using the reader's standards to sort of gearing them to believe in the author's particular purpose or message about a particular work. The thing is, the authors manipulate common usages of speech or things that are commonly accepted in society and morphs them around a particularly mocking or cold tone to make a point. I know this is a generalization but these are the similiarities I've found so far. I have a few more TPCASTTs that I'll be posting in the next few days which help to further reinforce this general idea about wit. As for how we respond to it as readers...I'm not quite sure yet WHY we respond to it. What makes it stick out to us even if we are not analyzed the diction, syntax, and tone as I am trying to do. Is it the way she mocks society? I have yet to grasp the answer to this question. This is far more difficult than I thought.