Puns in poetry can be profound and explore deeper meanings of language. Shakespeare used puns for irony, while modern limericks use them for comedy. A pun, or paronomasia, is a type of pun in which a word is used to suggest a homophone, a word with a similar sound but a different meaning. Puns are […]
Puns, or paronomasia, have been used in literature for thousands of years and can be used for comic relief, hiding jokes or insults, or as part of a creative language strategy. Shakespeare famously used puns in his plays, but not everyone appreciates them. However, puns continue to be used by great authors, including Vladimir Nabokov […]
