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== Pun == | == Pun == | ||
An expression that achieves emphasis or humor by contriving an ambiguity, two distinct meanings being suggested either by the same word (polysemy) or by two similar-sounding words (homophone) (Baldick 209). | An expression that achieves emphasis or humor by contriving an ambiguity, two distinct meanings being suggested either by the same word (polysemy) or by two similar-sounding words (homophone) (Baldick 209). | ||
The conflating of homonyms and near-homonyms to produce a humorous effect, or a comparable play on words and phrases with similar sounds, sometimes requiring the [often forced] adaptation of one word or phrase to fit the other (McArthur 822). | |||
In the terminology of rhetoric, punning is regarded as a figure of speech and known as paranomasia (Baldick 209). | In the terminology of rhetoric, punning is regarded as a figure of speech and known as paranomasia (Baldick 209). | ||
= Examples = | |||
* ''Is life worth living? - It depends on the liver.'' | |||
* ''At his funeral, four of his drinking companions carried the bier.'' | |||
For further reading, see also double entendre and/or equivoque. | |||
== Works Cited == | == Works Cited == | ||
* Baldick, Chris. Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms. Oxford University Press, 2004. | * Baldick, Chris. Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms. Oxford University Press, 2004. | ||