26 Zeugma and Pun Zeugma is the use of a word in the same grammatical but different semantic relations to two neighboring words in the context‚ the semantic relations being‚ on the one hand‚ literal‚ and‚ on the other‚ transferred. "Dora‚ plunging at once into privileged intimacy and into the middle of the room". (B. Shaw) ’To plunge’ (into the middle of a room) materializes the meaning ’to rush into’ or ’enter impetuously’. Here it is used in its concrete‚ primary‚ literal meaning; in ’to plunge
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number of days he spent behind white doors built up. When he was released‚ there was no turning back. As a child‚ Alex enjoyed newspaper comics. He and his sister would trace the comics and add their own captions. Alex Pardee has always been drawn (no pun intended) to “different” art‚ whether it be old movies like The Dark Crystal and Star Wars‚ graffiti‚ skateboard art‚ or the likes of Strawberry Shortcake. The first twisted comic that captured his interest was The Maxx‚ created by Sam Keith. Before
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significance. For example‚ I did not truly understand what the artist was trying to convey‚ and their definition of the “male gaze” just by observing the picture. However‚ once I really read the title (thought about it)‚ the picture became very clear (no pun intended). Many more ideas and concepts began to flood through my mind. The picture was now “saying something” for lack of a better term‚ it still had a message at the beginning‚ but a much stronger one now. The concept would be very hard to get across
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Freshman year; everyone in the high school‚ Highland‚ is required to play at least two seasons of sports in their high school career. Now‚ last year I was head over heels into riding (no pun intended). Feeling this way‚ I thought I would have no time for any other sports and would just get an exemption from my horse trainer to excuse me from sports. But‚ my best friend‚ Kayla Soltys then came into play. Kayla plays two sports‚ lacrosse and basketball. Kayla was very persistent in asking me to
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Puns are an incredibly hilarious play on words. Shakespeare use puns to make Romeo & Juliet more enjoyable. The sense of these puns are quiet easy to understand. Three of my favorite puns in Shakespeare‚ would be (dreamers often lie) I;iv;49-52 ‚ (grave man) III;i;65-66 ‚ and (give me a torch) I;iv;11-12. In the Elizabethan era puns were greatly appreciated. Puns always gave a great laugh to those who understood it. “Give me a torch. I am not for this
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Joanna Martinez Ms. Tobenkin AP Literature‚ Period 4 7 December 2015 The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde is definitely an odd character and this is present in his play‚ The Importance of Being Earnest. Throughout the play‚ Wilde uses puns and unusual situations so that it could make the play humorous and enjoyable for audience. Each character finds themselves in peculiar situations which becomes unusually strange. Wilde uses comical dialogue to mock society and the higher class. Although
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Wilde uses puns throughout this play‚ but the major pun is found within the title. In The Importance of Being Earnest‚ the pun‚ widely considered to be the lowest form of verbal wit‚ is rarely just a play on words. The title‚ - The Importance of Being Earnest‚- insinuates the importance of being honest and truthful‚ while playing on the male name‚ Ernest. The pun in the title is a case in point. The earnest/Ernest joke strikes at the very heart of Victorian notions of respectability and duty. Gwendolen
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Point of Sale And Inventory Monitoring System Formilleza‚ Oliver Jover‚ Von Jovi Trompeta‚ Melody Mendoza‚ Eddie Pama‚ Reylandier BSIT-3 Go Pun & Company‚ Inc. Point of Sale and Inventory Monitoring System Table of Contents I. Introduction a. History of the Organization b. Nature of Business c. Organizational charts d. Mission and Vision e. Corporate Objectives Objectives of the Study Scope of the Study Assessment of the current system a. Overview of the current system b. Problem
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himself‚ Harmony Samuels‚ Jordin Sparks‚ All Sherrod Lambert‚ and Sevyn Streeter. “The Way” is a pop genre song whose melody is directly from the R&B 1998 hit “Still Not a Player‚” originally recorded by rapper Big Punisher‚ also known as‚ BIG PUN and Joe. Critics were well impressed with the lead single “The Way”‚ with some comparing Grande’s vocals to Mariah Carey. In which‚ Grande is a huge fan of being compared to Mariah Carey which she loves the compliments about it. Ariana told Digital
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Humour in Advertising 1. Humour is generally used to evoke the recipients’ attention Due to the fact that many markets are rather saturated today‚ many commercials aim rather at the recipients’ emotional attention than at presenting a product’s features and advantages. In order to appeal emotionally to the viewer/reader‚ ads use different strategies. Humour provides one strategy with which an advertiser may evoke positive feelings. These positive feelings can potentially lead to cognitive
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