Theo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoWhat literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareWhat literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why?Theo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
For me it is Mondegreen: which is a misheard lyric, word or phrase that becomes popular and gives it new meaning.
minus-squareotacon239@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-218 days agoSpoonerisms Malaprops are when a character chooses a similar sounding but wrong word for comedic effect.
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·18 days ago“She wrote me one of those John Deere letters…”
minus-squareTheo@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 days agoI always knew it as transposing the beginning sounds of two words like: fons of tun instead of tons of fun.
minus-squareotacon239@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·18 days agoYou’re right. I’m thinking of malaprop.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-218 days agoNot necessarily for comedic effect, and it’s for swapping consonants.
SpoonerismsMalaprops are when a character chooses a similar sounding but wrong word for comedic effect.“She wrote me one of those John Deere letters…”
I always knew it as transposing the beginning sounds of two words like: fons of tun instead of tons of fun.
You’re right. I’m thinking of malaprop.
Not necessarily for comedic effect, and it’s for swapping consonants.