▲ 142 ▼ What literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 88 comments fedilink hide all child comments For me it is Mondegreen: which is a misheard lyric, word or phrase that becomes popular and gives it new meaning.
[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children) Spoonerisms Malaprops are when a character chooses a similar sounding but wrong word for comedic effect. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world [S] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I always knew it as transposing the beginning sounds of two words like: fons of tun instead of tons of fun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otacon239@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago You’re right. I’m thinking of malaprop. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago “She wrote me one of those John Deere letters…” permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago Found some spoonerisms for folk that don't know what it is - Three cheers for our queer old dean!" (while giving a toast at a dinner, which Queen Victoria was also attending)[15] "Is it kisstomary to cuss the bride?" (as opposed to "customary to kiss")[15] "The Lord is a shoving leopard." (instead of "a loving shepherd")[15] "A blushing crow." ("crushing blow")[15] "A well-boiled icicle" ("well-oiled bicycle")[15] "You were fighting a liar in the quadrangle." ("lighting a fire")[15] "Is the bean dizzy?" ("Dean busy")[15] "Someone is occupewing my pie. Please sew me to another sheet." ("Someone is occupying my pew. Please show me to another seat.")[15] "You have hissed all my mystery lectures. You have tasted a whole worm. Please leave Oxford on the next town drain." ("You have missed all my history lectures. You have wasted a whole term. Please leave Oxford on the next down train.")[15] permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Not necessarily for comedic effect, and it's for swapping consonants. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago So like, when you fly over the ocean? permalink fedilink source parent [–] sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) My favorite spoonerism growing up was when someone in church would say "Bow your eyes and close your heads". I haven't been to church in 15 years but it still makes me chuckle thinking about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Shame it's not a Spoonerism. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world [S] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I always knew it as transposing the beginning sounds of two words like: fons of tun instead of tons of fun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otacon239@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago You’re right. I’m thinking of malaprop. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago You’re right. I’m thinking of malaprop. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago “She wrote me one of those John Deere letters…” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago Found some spoonerisms for folk that don't know what it is - Three cheers for our queer old dean!" (while giving a toast at a dinner, which Queen Victoria was also attending)[15] "Is it kisstomary to cuss the bride?" (as opposed to "customary to kiss")[15] "The Lord is a shoving leopard." (instead of "a loving shepherd")[15] "A blushing crow." ("crushing blow")[15] "A well-boiled icicle" ("well-oiled bicycle")[15] "You were fighting a liar in the quadrangle." ("lighting a fire")[15] "Is the bean dizzy?" ("Dean busy")[15] "Someone is occupewing my pie. Please sew me to another sheet." ("Someone is occupying my pew. Please show me to another seat.")[15] "You have hissed all my mystery lectures. You have tasted a whole worm. Please leave Oxford on the next town drain." ("You have missed all my history lectures. You have wasted a whole term. Please leave Oxford on the next down train.")[15] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Not necessarily for comedic effect, and it's for swapping consonants. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago So like, when you fly over the ocean? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago So like, when you fly over the ocean? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) My favorite spoonerism growing up was when someone in church would say "Bow your eyes and close your heads". I haven't been to church in 15 years but it still makes me chuckle thinking about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Shame it's not a Spoonerism. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Shame it's not a Spoonerism. permalink fedilink source parent