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What is it called when you say something but it means something else?

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What is it called when you say something but it means something else?

Irony is “the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.” Inside jokes told subtly, so that outsiders don’t even know they are told, creates irony. Likewise, if I say something to you intending you to understand it one way, even though I mean it another way, I am speaking ironically.

What is a word called that sounds like its meaning?

Onomatopoeia
Posted on November 16, 2010 by jsmith. Onomatopoeia is used to describe words that look like the sound they are describing. For example, a balloon will pop … the word ‘pop’ makes the sound the balloon does- and it makes the sound when you say the word.

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What are words that sound the same and mean the same?

Homophones are a type of homonym that also sound alike and have different meanings, but have different spellings. HOMOGRAPHS are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings….

HOMONYM WORDS SOUND HOMOPHONE WORDS type of homonym
same sound same sound
same OR different spelling different spelling

What are some words that mean the same thing but can be taken very differently?

When words are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings, then they are called homonyms. When they are just spelled the same but sound different and have different meanings, then they are homographs. Here are some of the most popular homonyms and homographs in the English language.

What is the word for saying something but meaning the opposite?

irony
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Antiphrasis is the rhetorical device of saying the opposite of what is actually meant in such a way that it is obvious what the true intention is. Some authors treat and use antiphrasis just as irony, euphemism or litotes.

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What are some sound words?

Sound words, also known as onomatopoeia, can make a poem or piece of writing appeal to the sense of hearing. Words like bam, whoosh or slap sound just like the thing they refer to….Examples of these sound words include:

  • bam.
  • bang.
  • clang.
  • clank.
  • clap.
  • clatter.
  • click.
  • clink.

What are two words that sound the same but have different meanings?

Homonyms can be words that sound the same but have different meanings.

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