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PunSet 2

1A word or phrase that has multiple meanings; a play on words; a "dad joke"

2The following is an example of which rhetorical device?The best way to communicate with a fish is to drop them a line.

3Identify the figurative language technique in the following sentence.NOT ALL MATH PUNS ARE TERRIBLE ..... ONLY SUM.

4Which of the following involve word play by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words?

5"All that I live by is with the awl." Which literary device is used in this line?

6In the phrase "Make like a tree and leave," what figure of speech is used?

7A literary device that is also known as a play on words

8If a robot student in your class were truly an AGI, what would be the MOST likely sign?

9"I really wanted a camouflage shirt, but I couldn't find one" is an example of a/an

10According to the passage, the news story under which of the following headlines would attract the greatest number of readers?

11What is this an example of: I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger ..... then it hit me.

12A word or phrase with more than one meaning, usually when the second meaning is risque (naughty)

13What did the thermometer say to the graduated cylinder?

14Example:An elephants opinion holds a lot of weight

15The sudden comprehension of the double meaning of a humorous pun best illustrates

16How would you define pun in figurative language?

17Which of the following is a play on words?

18Which definition matches the notes on puns?

19One of Ms. Faase's favorite sayings

20A joke with words

21"A boiled egg every morning is hard to beat."

22The sun smiled down on me.Pun?

23What do you get if you put a radio on the fridge?

24Some bunny loves you.

25Words with similar sounds and different meanings that are used to make jokes are called

26If you had five mango and two bananas in one hand and two mango and four bananas in the other hand. what would you have?

27In the sentence "Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana," what is the pun?

28Knock knock jokes are for the author to do what?

29Why don't Christmas trees knit?

30Humorous play on words (e.g., My pony has a cold; he's a little hoarse.)

31Shakespeare uses ..... in his plays, which are plays on words or phrases to make jokes

32Is this an example of an idiom or a pun?My friend's bakery burned down last night. Now his business is toast.

33What did the fish say, when it hit the wall? DamA play on words

34A ..... is a figure of speech which consists of a deliberate confusion of similar words or phrases for rhetorical effect, whether humorous or serious.

35"A bicycle cannot stand on its own because it is two-tired" is an example of:

36What type of figurative language is the following?Why did the kid bring his scissors to school? Because he wanted to cut class!

37What is a humorous pun related to a hobby or interest?

38A (an) ..... is a play on words.

39A man shaves several times a day, yet he still has a beard. Who is this man?

40Use of words or phrases to exploit ambiguities and innuendoes in their meaning, usually for humorous effect; a play on words. An example is: "Ben Battle was a soldier bold, And used to war's alarms: But a cannonball took off his legs, So he laid down his arms." (Thomas Hood)

41Who said "It's more important to know whether there will be weather than what the weather will be."

42What is, black, white and red all over?

43The last part of a joke, which is intended to reveal the humor of the joke

44What type of figurative language is being used? Fish are so smart because they live in schools.

45Why is it dangerous to do Math in the jungle?

46What is the purpose of a pun?

47Identify the figurative language used in the example: A thief who stole a calendar and got twelve months.

48"If virtue no delighted beauty lack, / Your son-in-law is far more fair than black."

49LITERARY TERMS-"wordplay"[example: "I love you a latte", "accordion to me, you're awesome"]

50When our dog gave birth in the park she got a ticket for littering.

51What do you call an old snowman?

52Authors tend to use the term "Pun" in order to .....

53Identify the type of figurative language used in the following sentences. What did the ocean say to the sand? Nothing it just waved.

54How far can a fox run into the woods?

55Two different meanings of the same word applies simultaneously:

56A farmer began milking. He got a gallon of milk from Bessie, two gallons from Bonnie, and a half-gallon from Betsy,"This is great!" he said. "Now I'll milk Daisy, and I'll have at least four gallons!" Unfortunately, daisy had no milk."Daisy, you're an udder failure," the farmer said.