2.
A word play suggesting, with humorous
intent, the different meanings of one word
or the use of two or more words similar in
sound but different in meaning. (From Poetry
Glossary)
A play on words, sometimes on different
senses of the same word and sometimes on
the similar sense or sound of different words.
3.
A humorous substitution of words that are
alike in sound but different in meaning, as in
this passage from Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll:
“And how many hours a day did you do lessons?” said
Alice, in a hurry to change the subject.
“Ten hours the first day,” said the Mock Turtle, “nine
the next, and so on.”
“What a curious plan!” exclaimed Alice.
“That's the reason they're called lessons,” the Gryphon
remarked: “because they lessen from day to day.”
4.
Why did the kid bring scissors
to school?
•So he could cut class.
Written by Anglela, age 11 - Tom Swifities Link
5.
How do mountains hear?
hear
•With mountaineers.
mountaineers
Written Dave, age 10- Tom Swifities Link
6.
What was the reporter doing at
the ice cream shop?
shop
•Getting the scoop!
scoop
Tom Swifities Link
7.
How do you fix a broken
tomato?
•With tomato paste.
paste
Tom Swifities Link
Toma
t
o
Paste
8.
Why did the spider go to the
computer?
computer
•To check his web site.
site
Written by Rachel - Tom Swifities Link
9.
Why is a crossword puzzle
like a quarrel?
quarrel
•Because one word leads to another.
(Joseph Rosenbloom
10.
What did the big toe say to the
little toe?"
•There's a big heel following us.
(Kid's Jokes)
