The word paraprosdokian although it sounds so complex, is not a difficult thing to comprehend once you’ve seen a few examples. An example I pulled from a site was one from Stephen King, who fittingly oriented his paraprosdokian with his life of horror. As described by literarydevices.net “Paraprosdokian is a derivative of a Greek word that means “beyond expectation.” It is a wordplay type of literary device in which the final part of a phrase or sentence is unexpected. Its unexpected or surprised shift in meaning appears at the end of a stanza, series, sentence, or paragraph. Paraprosdokian is a linguistic U-turn that results in humor or surprise.” I’m glad I took a look before bed and was able to do this daily create before it was too late. Although I didn’t write one of my own, I read dozens of these paraprosdokians from famous writers, television shows, and comedians who’ve used them to get their own laughs.

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