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== Pun ==
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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).
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In the terminology of rhetoric, punning is regarded as a figure of speech and known as paranomasia (Baldick 209).
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For further reading, see also ''double entendre'' and/or equivoque.
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== Works Cited ==
[[Literary Terms]]


* Baldick, Chris. Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms. Oxford University Press, 2004.
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