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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| punning | /x | Noun, Noun |
| rhyming | /x | Noun |
| lyricism | /xxx | Noun |
| alliteration | x/xxx | Noun |
| lyrical | /xx | Adjective |
| humor | /x | Noun |
| metaphors | /xx | Noun |
| humour | /x | Noun |
| cleverness | /xx | Noun |
| lyric | /x | Noun |
| poetic | x/x | Adjective |
| witty | /x | Adjective |
| prose | / | Noun |
| banter | /x | Noun |
| satire | /xx | Noun |
| phrasing | /x | Noun |
| imagery | /xx | Noun |
| playfulness | /xx | Noun |
| innuendo | xx/x | Noun |
| poetry | /xx | Noun |
| riddles | /x | Noun |
| slapstick | /x | Noun |
| repartee | xx/ | Noun |
| storytelling | /xxx | Noun |
| vocabulary | x/xxx | Noun |
| idioms | /xx | Noun |
| misdirection | xx/x | Noun |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| verbiage | /xx | Noun |
| obfuscation | xx/x | Noun |
| phraseology | xx/xx | Noun |
| droll | / | Adjective |
| sarcasm | /xx | Noun |
| colloquial | x/xx | Noun |
| double meaning | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| byword | /x | Noun |
| word | / | Noun |
| figure of speech | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| parol | xx | Noun |
| figure | /x | Noun |
| gibberish | /xx | Noun |
| english | /x | Name |
| twist | / | Noun |
| oxymoron | x//x | Noun |
| portmanteau | /x/ | Noun |
| poem | /x | Noun |
| turn of phrase | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| façon de parler | xxxxx | Phrase, Noun |
| contradiction in terms | xx/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| etymological | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| penchant | /x | Noun |
| fondness | /x | Noun |
| wit | / | Noun |
| jokes | / | Noun |
| inventive | x/x | Adjective |
| humorous | /xx | Adjective |
| silly | /x | Adjective |
| ironic | x/x | Adjective |
| ingenious | x/x | Adjective |
| engages | x/x | Verb |
| intricate | /xx | Adjective |
| delight | x/ | Noun |
| bit | / | Noun |
| instances | /xx | Noun |
| repetition | xx/x | Noun |
| elaborate | x/x | Adjective |
| collecting | x/x | Verb |
| comic | /x | Adjective |
| mere | / | Adjective |
| subtle | /x | Adjective |
| translation | x/x | Noun |
| sophisticated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| note | / | Verb |
| examples | x/x | Noun |
| sort | / | Noun |
| kind | / | Noun |
| uses | /x | Verb |
| involving | x/x | Verb |
| loved | / | Verb |
| forms | / | Noun |
| name | / | Noun |
| piece | / | Noun |
| tradition | x/x | Noun |
| suggests | x/ | Verb |
| deal | / | Noun |
| continues | x/x | Verb |
| obvious | /xx | Adjective |
| enjoyed | x/ | Verb |
| here | / | Adverb |
| creative | x/x | Adjective |
| complex | /x | Adjective |
| language | /x | Noun |
| filled | / | Verb |
| interesting | /xx | Adjective |
| acrobatics | xx/x | Noun |
| artistry | /xx | Noun |
| clowning | /x | Noun |
| conflation | x/x | Noun |
| dramatization | xxx/x | Noun |
| equivocation | xxx/x | Noun |
| exaggeration | xxx/x | Noun |
| hyperbole | x/xx | Noun |
| indirection | xx/x | Noun |
| juggling | /xx | Noun |
| ornamentation | xxx/x | Noun |
| pastiche | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| reworking | x/x | Noun |
| trickery | /xx | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
