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.
1. dual (adj.): having two different parts;
having two of something
2. duel (noun): a fight between two people
in the presence of witnesses; a conflict between antagonistic persons, ideas,
or forces
A dual donut, so he thought
Would be a
thing admired and bought,
And so a
recipe he sought.
He had no
luck—and so devised
His own. And
it was super-sized!
Success! And
wealth! But then … surprised:
He got a
challenge from a guy—
A duel beneath the morning sky!
“You didn’t
make that—that did I!”
So cried
this challenger. And so
They met
with seconds in the know.
Their
weapons—balls of donut dough.
The winner
was our challenged guy.
His coated
foe—from head to thigh—
They made
into a thick meat pie.
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