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Examples of [[wordplay]] found in some works of interactive fiction include (in alphabetical order as yet): | Examples of [[wordplay]] found in some works of interactive fiction include (in alphabetical order as yet): | ||
* Acrostics. | * Acrostics. | ||
* Alliteration. | * Alliteration. ([[Ad Verbum]]) | ||
* Alphabet collecting. | * Alphabet collecting. | ||
* Anagrams. | * Anagrams. | ||
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* Magic words. | * Magic words. | ||
* Neologisms. | * Neologisms. | ||
* Phone pad and typewriter keyboard play. | * Phone pad and typewriter keyboard play. ([[Ad Verbum]], [[DARKTOWN]]) | ||
* Poetry | * Poetry. | ||
* Proverbs and Sayings. | * Proverbs and Sayings. | ||
* Meter. | * Meter. | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 21 March 2009
Examples of wordplay found in some works of interactive fiction include (in alphabetical order as yet):
- Acrostics.
- Alliteration. (Ad Verbum)
- Alphabet collecting.
- Anagrams.
- Chemical symbols.
- Cryptograms.
- Dialect.
- Font styles, colors, and sizes.
- Homonyms and homophones.
- Invented language.
- Initialisms.
- Lipograms.
- Literalism.
- Magic words.
- Neologisms.
- Phone pad and typewriter keyboard play. (Ad Verbum, DARKTOWN)
- Poetry.
- Proverbs and Sayings.
- Meter.
- Rebuses.
- Rhyming.
- Roman numerals.
- Spelling and misspelling.
- Split messages.
- Spoonerisms.
- Unusual, obscure, and archaic word choices.
- Word repetition.
Links
- See also this IFDB list: Word-play games by Emily Short.
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TODO: Everything. Summarize what wordplay is at the top of the article. Expand on each of these types of wordplay; some items may be summarized here and also expanded on their own pages. Add types of wordplay that were missed. There may be a better presentation order than alphabetic. Each type of wordplay ought to refer to at least one and at most three IF games that use that particular type of wordplay.
TODO: Everything. Summarize what wordplay is at the top of the article. Expand on each of these types of wordplay; some items may be summarized here and also expanded on their own pages. Add types of wordplay that were missed. There may be a better presentation order than alphabetic. Each type of wordplay ought to refer to at least one and at most three IF games that use that particular type of wordplay.