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Literary Techniques: Spoonerism

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Definition

Spoonerism
a humorous mistake in which a speaker switches the first sounds of two or more words
the spoonerism “tons of soil” for “sons of toil”

Books

Runny Bunny by Shel Silverstein
Call Number: 811.54 SIL
ISBN: 9781846143861
Publication Date: 2011
Runny Bunny and his friends Toe, Jurtle, Skertie, Gunk, Rirty Dat, Dungry Hog and Snerry Jake speak a Topsy Turvy language all their own!

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Last Updated: Jan 14, 2020 2:01 PM
URL: https://library.scotch.wa.edu.au/c.php?g=728486
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Subjects: English

Tags: Figures of Speech, Literary Techniques