Introduction to puns

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb-FpMy_Eyk

3. One day two carrots were walking down the
One day twowere the best of friends. Just as
street. They carrots were walking down the
street. They were the best of friends. Just as
they started to step off the curb a car came
they started to step off the curb a car came
speeding aroundthe corner and ran one of of
speeding around the corner and ran one
them over. The unhurt carrot called an
them over.
ambulance and helped his friend as best he
The unhurt carrot called an ambulance and
could. He was taken to the emergency ward at
helped his friendrushed away.
the hospital, and as best he could. He was
t
taken to emergency at the hospital, and
rushed away.

4. After many hours of agonized waiting, the
doctor came out. He walked over to the
distraught carrot and said "I have good news,
and I have bad news. The good news is that
your friend is going to pull through."

5. "The bad news is that he's going to be a
vegetable for the rest of his life".
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6. WHICH IS THE CUTEST PART
OF YOUR BODY?

7. I relish the fact that
you've mustard the
strength to ketchup
to me .

9. discussion
So, what is a PUN?

10. A pun is…
A play on words that capitalizes on a similarity
of spelling and/or pronunciation between
words that have different meanings.
(The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms)

11. Homophonic
Homographic
Homonymic

12. types of puns
Homophonic puns
(derived from homophones)
• utilize word pairs which sound alike
but do not carry the same meaning.
• rely on hearing
• examples: check/Czech, sun/son

19. types of puns
Homographic puns
(derived from homographs)
• exploit words which have the same
spelling, but possess different
meanings and sounds.
• rely on more on sight
• examples: bass, tear, desert

20. You can tune a guitar, but you can’t tuna fish.
Unless of course, you can play a bass.
Tuna fish: homophonic pun
Bass: homographic pun

21. types of puns
Homonymic puns
(derived from homonyms)
• exploit words which have the same
spelling, sound alike, but possess
different meanings.
• rely on both sight and sound
• examples: lie, fall, can

22. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY
TO GET TO HEAVEN?

23. Turn right and go straight.

26. I did a theatrical performance about puns.
Really it was just a play on words.

27. FINISH

28. WORKSHEET!
1. Find as many puns as you can
2. Identify if it’s a homophonic, homographic
or homonymic pun
3. And state how the inversion of meaning is
created.