Page 2 - Microsoft Word - 8.2 class-6 Ch-8 poetic device pun lesson note

Common Pun Examples

In everyday life, pun examples are found intentionally or accidentally, used in
jokes and witty remarks.

 The life of a patient of hypertension is always at steak.
 Why do we still have troops in Germany? To keep the Russians in Czech.
 A horse is a very stable
 Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
 An elephant’s opinion carries a lot of weight.
 What is the difference between a conductor and a teacher? The
conductor minds the trainand a teacher trains the mind.

Function of Pun

Apart from being witty and humorous, puns add profound meanings to texts, and
shape the way in which the text is interpreted by the readers. By playing with the
words, the writers reveal their cleverness and the cleverness of their characters.
Besides, puns in a literary works act as a source of comic relief, or an intentional
effort on the part of the writer, to show his or her creative ability in using
language.