Par'hyponoian
Par'hyponoian, from Greek ὑπόνοια hypónoia, "logical assumption", is a logical or thought trope, consisting in the replacement of a second part in a phrase or a text, that would have been logically expected from the first part.[1]
Examples
Clement Attlee is a sheep in a sheep's clothing.
The pun is based on the unexpected modification of a well-known idiom.
Former president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, died yesterday. Sean Penn actually went down to Venezuela and met Chávez a few times. He's a polarizing figure that a lot of Americans really don't like. Chávez was one, too.
“A polarizing figure” would have been expected to be said about the president Hugo Chávez.
Former Vice-president Dick Cheney visited a zoo, where he saw a grizzly bear. There was a powerful moment between the blood-thirsty, ruthless beast with claws and fangs, and on the other side, the honey-eating furry mammal in the cage.
”Blood-thirsty beast” would have been expected to define a bear.
See also
References
- ^ Kanellakis, Dimitrios (2020-01-20). Aristophanes and the Poetics of Surprise. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. pp. 31, 45. ISBN 978-3-11-067703-4.