Question

Which are examples of puns? Check all that apply.

1) It’s pointless to write with a broken pencil.
2)Early to bed means early to rise.
3)The poor, old cow was udderly exhausted.
4)A penny saved is a penny earned.
5)That lightning storm was just shocking.

Answer 1

The pun is a kind of wit that feats multiple connotations of a term, for an envisioned funny or oratorical effect. These uncertainties can rise from the deliberate use of homophonic, homographic, metonymic, or figurative language. So the answer is 1,3, and 5.

Answer 2

One three and Five are all puns