Paronomasia

Posted on May 1, 2010 | Leave a comment

Paronomasia (pa-ro-no-ma’-si-a): Using words that sound alike but that differ in meaning (punning).

He’s all trussed up with no place to go.

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Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu)

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