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GCSE English Literature · key term
Humour or meaning created by manipulating words, including their sounds and alternative meanings.
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Language that exploits different meanings or sounds of words to create humour or reveal an idea.
An expression that draws attention to more than one possible meaning of a word or phrase.
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Revise: FesteThe noun ‘corrupter’ makes his entertaining wordplay sound potentially destructive: he can unsettle the meanings on which others rely. Viola’s reflective verse after their prose exchange recognises the careful judgement behind this work. However, in Act 4 Scene 2, Feste’s boast ‘Nay, I am for all waters’ follows his impersonation of Sir Topas.
