ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARONOMASIA
Via Latin from Greek: a play on words, from paronomazein to make a change in naming, from para-1 (beside) + onomazein to name, from onoma a name.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARONOMASIA»
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paronomasia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
paronomasia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The first book is a collection of poems that were written between the years 1970 and 1975. The second book written in nine cantos, is described by by the author as a "gnostic myth".
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Paronomasia and Kindred Phenomena in the New Testament
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
... paronomasia (17) explicit paronomasia (18) perfect paronomasia (19)
congruent paronomasia (20) incongruent paronomasia (21) imperfect
paronomasia (22) phonetic paronomasia (23) compound paronomasia (24)
conjunct paronomasia ...
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An Ancient Israelite Historian: Studies in the Chronicler, ...
Pun / paronomasia can be found in almost every ancient and modern language
and literature.4 In biblical literature it is common in poetry and in prophecy, but
also occurs in various types of prose.5 In his comprehensive study, Paronomasia
in ...
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Musica Poetica: Musical-Rhetorical Figures in German Baroque ...
Gottsched (Redekunst p.276) Paronomasia, wenn sich die Worte nur reimen.
Gottsched (Dichtkunst p.324) Die IX. ist die Verstarkung, (Paronomasia) wenn
man zwar ein Wort oder eine Redensart, die schon da gewesen, wiederholet;
aber mit ...
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The Book of the Proverbs: A Survey of Modern Study
These phenomena are often referred to as paronomasia in the scholarly literature
, though this term properly speaking denotes the repetition of, or play upon,
names, which is often a semantic rather than a formal feature. Here we shall ...
Roger Norman Whybray, 1995
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Poetry in the Song of Songs: A Literary Analysis
Chapter 3 Subtle Wordplay: Concealed Paronomasia and Secrets "Your eyes are
as doves: . . . For your ears only" Paronomasia is one common type of Hebrew
poetic figure as defined in the previous chapter as "similarity of sound of various ...
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Rhetorical Criticism: Context, Method, and the Book of Jonah
Rhetorically this clause indulges in bilingual paronomasia, a play on the sound
and meaning of a Hebrew and an English word. On the particle ki, see the
bibliography in chapter 4, note 44. The rhetorical device of paronomasia
constitutes one ...
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The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition
Poets in the 19th c. made little use of paronomasia compared with their 17th-c.
predecessors, though some enjoyed it in prose writing (S. T. Coleridge, Charles
Lamb). Among major poets, Emily Dickinson and G. M. Hopkins are exceptions.
Stephen Cushman, Clare Cavanagh, Jahan Ramazani, 2012
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Oral Tradition in Ancient Israel
On a linguistic level, we will look for paronomasia, doubling the demonstrative
pronoun (this does not occur in Hebrew, but there are similar constructions as we
shall see), framing clauses by two identical independent pronouns referring to
the ...
Robert D. Miller, David Rhoads, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARONOMASIA»
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paronomasia is used in the context of the following news items.
Politicians need to return to good rhetoric if they want to be heard
They also include devices with paralysingly polysyllabic names like antanaclasis and paronomasia, which sound like embarrassing diseases. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Column: Joking leaves punster singing different tune
With that in mind, I want to tell you about my problem (well, one of them, anyway). You see, I suffer from paronomasia disorder. There, I've said ... «Daily Journal, Jul 15»
15 '...like stout Cortez...Silent, upon a peak in ------': John Keats (6)
(anag) (8); 20 Of minor importance (5-4); 21 Bit of paronomasia; witticism (3); 22 Coyly avoid staring at someone who is compromised (5,4,4) ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
How Seymour Hersh decries Obama and western warmongers
But Obama was re-elected because he allegedly killed Osama (what a paronomasia!), Bush's old Nemesis. And messiah Obama behaved just ... «Pravda, May 15»
From Febuhari to General March for Buhari: Buhari's Linguistic …
Puns, also known as paronomasia, are, by definition, a play on words. According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, puns artfully manipulate ... «Daily Trust, Apr 15»
Cumberland County school staffers try their hand at spelling
Both missed paronomasia. Then came a quick word that neither team could make out. Bacmont? Botimont? The pronouncer refused a request ... «Fayetteville Observer, Mar 15»
10 Chinese New Year Foods That Sound Pretty Good
The Chinese New Year takes playing with food to a whole new level, and paronomasia is the name of the game. Sound—namely homophones ... «Yahoo Food, Feb 15»
Moriarty rises?
In any event, Chase (be so good as to applaud my restraint at not constructing a dreadful example of paronomasia with his name) is convinced ... «Hindu Business Line, Jan 15»
Sperry Symposium: 'Peter and the Restored Priesthood'
... the Church History Library and former BYU professor of Church history and doctrine, “there is the well-known paronomasia, or play on words, ... «Deseret News, Nov 14»
A Gift for Freedom
A person trained in classical rhetoric would label this “paronomasia”; the rest of us would call it a pun. More's point is that utopias may be good, ... «National Review Online, Jul 14»
