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What Figure Of Speech Is This? by Seyibabalola(m): 8:01pm On Nov 28, 2016 |
Oya! If you know literature, what Figure of Speech is this: "Once Upon A Time, 3 Witches Wished 3 Wishes, but Which Witch knows Which Witch Wished Which Wish?" |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by Swissheart(f): 8:03pm On Nov 28, 2016 |
Pun |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by RoyalGoat: 8:05pm On Nov 28, 2016 |
Figure 8 1 Like |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by ChemicalReaction(f): 8:08pm On Nov 28, 2016 |
Swissheart:Yhh. |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by LordIsaac(m): 8:21pm On Nov 28, 2016 |
Alliteration! 3 Likes |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by Nobody: 8:32pm On Nov 28, 2016 |
There are three figures of speech in that sentence. Namely pun, alliteration and assonance.. However, literally, the predominant one is pun. 2 Likes |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by Bahddo(m): 8:40pm On Nov 28, 2016 |
Alliteration and assonance. No pun there. |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by oldfoolnigger(m): 8:40pm On Nov 28, 2016 |
LordIsaac:Seconded 1 Like |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by ring7(m): 9:05pm On Nov 28, 2016 |
Figures too Mich for that sentence. |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by ring7(m): 9:05pm On Nov 28, 2016 |
Figures too Much for that sentence. |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by ring7(m): 9:06pm On Nov 28, 2016 |
Figures too Much for that sentence... |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by Moboj: 12:25pm On Nov 29, 2016 |
Bahddo:pun play upon word's so that actually a pun |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by Bahddo(m): 3:07pm On Nov 29, 2016 |
Moboj:that's not pun. Pun isn't simply a play on words. It's a play on words in a way that suggests two or more correct meanings. The example above is just a tongue twister. A tongue twister is also a play on words. |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by oldfoolnigger(m): 6:08pm On Nov 29, 2016 |
Bahddo:Ur sense dey there joor. |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by Moboj: 9:20pm On Nov 29, 2016 |
Bahddo:and what are tongue twister's in a literary term? Still pun Just like Peter Piper |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by Moboj: 9:25pm On Nov 29, 2016 |
"Tongue twister" as you say as it's literary name which is pun The main idea there is play upon word's which the first letters in that sentence is doing |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by Moboj: 9:30pm On Nov 29, 2016 |
oldfoolnigger:Are you a Literature student? That's obviously a pun up there |
Re: What Figure Of Speech Is This? by Bahddo(m): 6:57am On Nov 30, 2016 |
Moboj:dude, that's not pun. Not every play on words is a pun. Look at an example of a simple pun most Nairalanders would understand: Test some mods 44 times, they would always fail to Mynd their own business. This example doesn't even have any sound repeated as in the alliteration or assonance common in tongue twisters, but anyone who looks closely would see that you are referring to a particular mod. That's the double meaning that is a strong feature every pun. |
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