het·ero·nym
Noun: one of two
or more homographs [words that are spelled the same]
that differ in
pronunciation and meaning
(such as a bass voice and bass, a fish)
First Known Use:
circa 1889
22: desert
Will he desert me? Couldn’t be!
Not in the desert—oh, not he!
Yet here I am, alone with me.
He said he’d bring back water—soon.
No later than this afternoon.
But now it’s dark—I see the moon.
I hear a noise! My lover’s back!
Just as my sky was turning black.
Nope: puma—ready to attack ….
I guess I’ll settle for dessert—
The puma’s (hope it doesn’t hurt).
Should I have been, well, more alert?
Or should I—
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