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Puns - a play on words

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A pun is a play on words that exploits multiple meanings of words that sound the same or similar, or relies on the audience's prior knowledge of common sayings. Famous puns include "Hypochondria is the only disease I haven't got" and "A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion." Puns can also be categorized as bawdy humor, black humor, or double entendres that use risqué or sexual meanings. Creating puns involves renaming things, like books or newspaper headlines, to introduce a new context through wordplay.

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PUNSa play on words
Definition - A PUNis a play on words, exploiting the MULTIPLE meanings of words that sound the same (HOMONYM) or similar. OR a pun relies on the audience’s prior knowledge of IDIOMS or common sayings.
Famous PunsHypochondria is the only disease I haven't got. Bowling Alley: Please be quiet. We need to hear a pin drop.A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motionA pun is its own rewordAsk for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave manI went to buy camouflage pants, but I couldn’t find anyGuy goes into the doctor's."Doc, I've got a cricket ball stuck up my backside"How's that?""Don't you start"KFC are pretty popular. They sell food by the bucket.
Using the audience’s knowledge of the common saying “Hit the Road”, meaning to leave, the visual pun of the character, physically striking the road. www.octopuns.blogspot.comIDIOM!
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Also called DOUBLE ENTENDRE, BLUE HUMOUR, SEXUAL INNUENDOor RISQUE HUMOUR. www.octopuns.blogspot.comBAWDY HUMOUR!
www.octopuns.blogspot.comLaughing at something that is usually considered depressing. Also called GALLOWS HUMOUR or MACABREBLACK HUMOUR!
Your turnRename famous book titles to target a specific audience…FOR EXAMPLEA book that would appeal to a gardener?Charlie & The Great Grass ElevatorTomorrow When the Worms BeganTaming of the ShrubsA book that would appeal to a clown?an electrician?
Your turnNewspaper Headlines“Snappy capture of attach alligator”“Between a Bok and a hard place”(About the remote chances of the Welsh rugby team beating the South African team)“Waugh cry as Aussies blast off”Find 3 headlines that use puns

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Puns - a play on words

  • 2. Definition - A PUNis a play on words, exploiting the MULTIPLE meanings of words that sound the same (HOMONYM) or similar. OR a pun relies on the audience’s prior knowledge of IDIOMS or common sayings.
  • 3. Famous PunsHypochondria is the only disease I haven't got. Bowling Alley: Please be quiet. We need to hear a pin drop.A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motionA pun is its own rewordAsk for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave manI went to buy camouflage pants, but I couldn’t find anyGuy goes into the doctor's."Doc, I've got a cricket ball stuck up my backside"How's that?""Don't you start"KFC are pretty popular. They sell food by the bucket.
  • 4. Using the audience’s knowledge of the common saying “Hit the Road”, meaning to leave, the visual pun of the character, physically striking the road. www.octopuns.blogspot.comIDIOM!
  • 7. Also called DOUBLE ENTENDRE, BLUE HUMOUR, SEXUAL INNUENDOor RISQUE HUMOUR. www.octopuns.blogspot.comBAWDY HUMOUR!
  • 8. www.octopuns.blogspot.comLaughing at something that is usually considered depressing. Also called GALLOWS HUMOUR or MACABREBLACK HUMOUR!
  • 9. Your turnRename famous book titles to target a specific audience…FOR EXAMPLEA book that would appeal to a gardener?Charlie & The Great Grass ElevatorTomorrow When the Worms BeganTaming of the ShrubsA book that would appeal to a clown?an electrician?
  • 10. Your turnNewspaper Headlines“Snappy capture of attach alligator”“Between a Bok and a hard place”(About the remote chances of the Welsh rugby team beating the South African team)“Waugh cry as Aussies blast off”Find 3 headlines that use puns
  • 11. Create 3 pun headlines of your own (and a one sentence explanation of the news story)