What’s a Pun? (Meaning, with Examples)
December 5, 2023
What’s a pun, exactly? Why did the unicycle take a nap?…Because it’s one tired bike! What do you call a broken pencil? Pointless. German sausage
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What’s a Portmanteau? (Meaning plus Examples)
December 3, 2023
What’s a portmanteau? Smog, Netflix, brunch, podcast. What do these words all have in common? You probably know what each of these words mean, but
What’s a Cliché? (Meaning, Usage & Examples)
November 30, 2023
What’s a cliché? There are plenty of fish in the sea. The grass is always greener on the other side. You can’t judge a book
What’s a Hyperbole? (Definition & Examples)
November 28, 2023
What’s a hyperbole? “What’s in your purse, a truckload of bricks?” “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.“ Derived from the Greek word hyperballein,
What are Compound Words? (150+ Compound Words)
November 21, 2023
What are compound words? Playground, dining room, sister-in-law. What do these words have in common, if anything at all? If you guessed that they’re all
Situational Irony (Meaning & Examples)
November 19, 2023
What is situational irony? A fire station burns down. Someone on social media complains about social media. A grocery store runs out of food. Would
Dramatic Irony (Meaning & Examples)
November 15, 2023
What is “dramatic irony”? In almost every generic, (recycled dribble) scary movie you can think of, you have your classic killer that’s about to pounce,
Verbal Irony (Meaning & Examples)
November 9, 2023
What is verbal irony? When someone says one thing but actually means the opposite, they’re probably being verbally ironic. Verbal irony is when the literal
Types of Irony (Meaning & Examples)
November 5, 2023
What does irony mean? Is it rain on your wedding day, a black fly in your Chardonnay? Or did Alanis misunderstand the assignment? What is