Theo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 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 · 10 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-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-28 days agoI wonder if there’s a word for when a whole phrase has two opposite meanings without one of the words in it being a contronym (or using sarcasm, etc) The example that made me think of this is a song lyric: And she’s dancing like she’s never danced before! There’s the intended meaning of better than ever… But if I were to dance it would also be like I’ve never danced before.
I wonder if there’s a word for when a whole phrase has two opposite meanings without one of the words in it being a contronym (or using sarcasm, etc)
The example that made me think of this is a song lyric:
And she’s dancing like she’s never danced before!
There’s the intended meaning of better than ever… But if I were to dance it would also be like I’ve never danced before.