Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Paronomasia

Definition: 

Paronomasia is the use of words that sound similar to other words, but have different meanings.

Examples: 
  • Casting my perils before swains
  • The end of the plain plane, explained

Source: (Marshall McLuhan and a Braniff Airlines advertisement, respectively, cited by Corbett 1971 482–483 )

Source: 
482–483