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Pun vs Simile - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between pun and simile

is that pun is a joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused while simile is a figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, in the case of English generally using like or as.

As a verb pun

is to beat; strike with force; ram; pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder.

pun

English

(wikipedia pun)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) . More at (l).

Verb

  • To beat; strike with force; ram; pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder.
  • * Shakespeare
  • He would pun thee into shivers with his fist.

    Etymology 2

    From a special use of Etymology 1 .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused.
  • * {{quote-book
  • , title=(Mansfield Park) , last=Austen , first=Jane , authorlink=Jane Austen , year=1814 citation , volume=one, chapter VI , publisher= }}
    "Certainly, my home at my uncle's brought me acquainted with a circle of admirals. Of Rears'' and ''Vices I saw enough. Now do not be suspecting me of a pun , I entreat."
  • *:Comment : Austen was likely referring to spanking/flogging, then common naval punishments, known as (le vice Anglais) .
  • Usage notes
    * Because some puns are based on pronunciation, puns are more obvious when spoken aloud. For example: “This rock is gneiss, but don’t take it for granite.” This reads (with a US accent) similarly to “This rock is nice, but don’t take it for granted.” (Both “gneiss” and “granite” are types of rock.)
    Synonyms
    * See also

    Verb

  • To make or tell a pun; make a play on words.
  • We punned about the topic until all around us groaned.
    See also
    * antanaclasis * paronomasia

    Anagrams

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    simile

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, in the case of English generally using like'' or ''as .
  • A simile is like a metaphor.
  • * 1925 , Fruit of the Flower , by
  • My father is a quiet man -- With sober, steady ways; -- For simile , a folded fan; -- His nights are like his days.

    Hypernyms

    * figure of speech

    See also

    * (wikipedia) * metaphor * * - an appendix containing many similes

    Anagrams

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