35 EXAMPLES OF ANTANACLASIS


A RHETORICAL DEVICE WHERE THE SAME WORD IS REPEATED WITH DIFFERENT MEANINGS

1. Your argument is sound-nothing but sound. (Sound = valid / noise)

2. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. (Flies = verb / noun)

3. If we don't hang together, we shall hang separately. (Hang = cooperate / be executed)

4. They trained for the train job. (Train = prepared/locomotive)

5. I'll leave you now, before I'm left out. (Leave depart/be excluded)

6. Put out the light, then put out the light. (Light = lamp/life)

7. While we live, let us live. (Live exist/thrive)

8. They left the party after the party left them. (Party = gathering/political group)

9. The long cigarette that's long on flavor. (Long length/abundant)

10. We're not making money, we're making money. (Making earning/printing)

11. The first step is to take the first step. (Step = stage/literal step) 

12. She blew her chance and blew her nose. (Blew failed/exhaled forcefully)

13. If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you'll be fired with enthusiasm. (Fired = inspired/dismissed)

14. He opened the door to success, and then opened the actual door. (Door = opportunity / literal door)

15. I'm going to school to learn how to go to school. (School = institution/act of learning)

16. We're invested in investing in you. (Invested emotionally committed/financial support)

17. He rocked the stage and then rocked the baby. (Rocked performed/soothed)

18. I'm not a businessman. I'm a business, man. (Business = profession / entity)

19. He lost his mind, then lost the game. (Lost = went crazy/defeated)

20. The pen is light, but its meaning is not light. (Light = weightless/trivial)

21. We walked a mile to walk a mile in their shoes. (Walk literal / empathize)

22. You're so cool, you're cold. (Cool = impressive / emotionally distant)

23. He was a bright student in a not-so-bright classroom. (Bright = intelligent/well-lit)

24. He left the company, and the company left him. (Left = departed / abandoned)

25. He's a real pain, but he's also in real pain. (Pain = annoyance / suffering)

26. She has a lot of class, but she skipped class. (Class = elegance/ school period)

27. We have to fight for the right to fight. (Fight = struggle/combat)

28. She booked the room after she read the book. (Book = reserve / read)

29. They charged him with theft, then charged him a fee. (Charged = accused/billed) 

30. We struck gold-then we struck the workers. (Struck = discovered / hit)

31. They bonded at the bond office. (Bond emotionally / legal)

32. He was caught stealing, and then caught by surprise. (Caught = apprehended / surprised)

33. He drew his weapon and drew a crowd. (Drew = pulled/attracted)

34. She filed a complaint and filed her nails. (Filed = submitted/manicured)

35. He played the game and played her too. (Played = participated/ manipulated)

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