Paronomasia is a figure of speech that is defined in the category of sound figures.
This is because it is related to the sound of words. Thus, it uses paronyms to emphasize an idea and that is why it receives this name.
Remember that paronyms sound and are written similarly. But their meaning is very different.
Paronomasia is often used in literary texts, but it can also be used in oral and popular language.
Paronym words
Paronyms are similar in sound and writing. But beware, a mistake can cause a lot of confusion. See below some paronyms:
- Absolve (forgive) and absorb (aspirate)
- Apostrophe (figure of speech) and apostrophe (graphic sign)
- Learn (gain knowledge) and apprehend (capture)
- Knight (who rides) and gentleman (gentle man)
- Denounce (denounce) and dilate (widen)
- Faculty (relating to teachers) and student (relating to students)
- Pawn (one who walks on foot, horse tamer) and top (toy)
know more about Homonyms and Paronyms.
Examples of Phrases with Paronomasia
- I will denounce if you do not dilate the pupil.
- Learned in classes through the seizure of knowledge.
- Joseph is a Knight from the farm a lot Knight.
- O teacher applied the test this afternoon for the students.
- During your rest the pawn played top with your colleagues.
Note: O lock languages it is a type of parlenda that is part of popular literature. One of the stylistic resources used to make it difficult for the speaker to recite the phrase is the paronomasia, for example: "Thread, thread by thread, thin thread, cold to cold".
In this case, in addition to the approximation of similar words, we also have the repetition of the consonant "f" and the vowel "o". Therefore, the use of sound pictures: alliteration and assonance.
Onomatopoeia
THE onomatopoeia is another sound figure widely used as a stylistic resource. It is defined by the imitation of sounds, for example:
O vrum virus of cars in big cities is very deafening.
Complement your research by reading the articles:
- Figures of Language
- Thought Figures
- Word Pictures
- Syntax figures
- Sound Figures
