We’re moving next
to the homophone: a word pronounced the same as another but differing in
meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air. So … contronyms are words that have contradictory meanings (sanctiion = approve and
disapprove; homophones sound alike
but to not mean the same—and often are not spelled the same, either.
cord (noun): a long, thin material that
is usually thicker than a string but thinner than a rope
chord (noun): three or more musical
tones sounded simultaneously
cored (verb): to removed a core from (a
fruit)
The psycho
thought he’d try a cord
To choke his
victim out that day,
But he was
feeling somewhat bored,
And thought
he’d make a different play.
Then in his
mind he heard a chord—
A dark and
eerie one, I’ll bet.
Selecting his
most sharp-edged sword,
He stalked
his victim (dude named Rhett).
He caught
his prey (an evil man),
And soon
that evil man was gored—
In fact, the
cops could see the plan:
Yes, Rhett
(like apples) had been cored.
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