A picture of a hat talking to a neck tie. The hat says "You hang around. I'll go on ahead."

Question

The picture above shows an example of...

(1 point)
Responses

situational irony
situational irony

a homophonic pun
a homophonic pun

a homographic pun
a homographic pun

both a homographic pun and a homophonic pun

Answer 1

The picture and the dialogue between the hat and the necktie contain elements of wordplay that can be characterized in different ways.

1. A homophonic pun involves words that sound alike but have different meanings. In this case, "hang around" can reference both the literal hanging of a necktie and the idiomatic expression of someone waiting or loitering.

2. A homographic pun involves words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. "Hang" could be considered in this context, as it relates to both the tie's function and the action of waiting.

Therefore, the dialogue exemplifies both homophonic and homographic pun elements.

Thus, the most appropriate response would be:

both a homographic pun and a homophonic pun.