Complex sentence: The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play that suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.
Split into simpler sentences: The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play that suggests two or more meanings. By exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.