Puns

Question 1

what is wordplay

Answer 1

a technique of combining more than one idea in a single word or group of words

Question 2

how can puns be created

Answer 2

• giving one word or expression a figurative and literal meaning
• depending upon a trick of pronunciation to give another meaning
• using another word which rhymes with the expected word, but creates a new and amusing meaning
• creating spoonerisms
• using words or letters of the same sound to give different meaning
• combing two or more words into one ‘portmanteau’ word

Question 3

what is a spoonerism

Answer 3

when you switch sounds between two words

Question 4

what is a pun

Answer 4

the humorous use of a word to suggest a different meaning, or of words of the same or similar sound with different meanings: play on words