Term for a style of proverb/expression
October 25, 2021 4:29 PM Subscribe
There's a style of proverb or expression which has two clauses, one of which is a play on words (but not a reversal) of the other. Is there a name for this kind of construction?
Marx in Capital has a famous one ('timid and holding back, like one who is bringing his own hide to market and has nothing to expect but — a hiding.')
Marx in Capital has a famous one ('timid and holding back, like one who is bringing his own hide to market and has nothing to expect but — a hiding.')
Was gonna suggest antanaclasis too.
posted by xenization at 4:34 PM on October 25, 2021
posted by xenization at 4:34 PM on October 25, 2021
Response by poster: That's it exactly! Thank you!
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 4:35 PM on October 25, 2021
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 4:35 PM on October 25, 2021
If I'm understanding this correctly, then you might enjoy some classic comedic use of this, thanks to the Sphinx from Mystery Men.
posted by Grither at 4:58 AM on October 26, 2021
posted by Grither at 4:58 AM on October 26, 2021
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