Theo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoWhat literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why?message-squaremessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1140arrow-down1message-squareWhat literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why?Theo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square87fedilinkfile-text
For me it is Mondegreen: which is a misheard lyric, word or phrase that becomes popular and gives it new meaning.
minus-squareTheo@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·12 days agoI always knew it as transposing the beginning sounds of two words like: fons of tun instead of tons of fun.
minus-squareotacon239@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·12 days agoYou’re right. I’m thinking of malaprop.
I always knew it as transposing the beginning sounds of two words like: fons of tun instead of tons of fun.
You’re right. I’m thinking of malaprop.