Theo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoWhat literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why?message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up188arrow-down1message-squareWhat literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why?Theo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
For me it is Mondegreen: which is a misheard lyric, word or phrase that becomes popular and gives it new meaning.
minus-squaremetaStatic@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·14 days agoIrony like Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia being the fear of long words
minus-squareTheo@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·14 days agoAnd lisp having an S in it or rhotacism having an R. Ironic: yes, cruel: definitely!
minus-squareBudgetBandit@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·13 days agoTotally! Like aipohphobia is the fear of palindromes.
minus-squareBudgetBandit@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·13 days agoDon’t you dare scaring me like that ever again!
Irony
like Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia being the fear of long words
And lisp having an S in it or rhotacism having an R. Ironic: yes, cruel: definitely!
Totally! Like aipohphobia is the fear of palindromes.
Not Aibohphobia?
Don’t you dare scaring me like that ever again!