Word: wordplay
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...complains before proclaiming “you redundant, you never ever change.” Unfortunately the collaboration with Lady Gaga, which sometimes feels stilted and forced, is the weakest component of the track. But Wale redeems himself and “Chillin” with the quick wordplay that has consistently earned him praise from critics...
...translators’ notes, it is mentioned that much of the humor that applied in Russian, does not work in English. Much of the wordplay and ridiculous names have been lost, yet the translators demonstrated incredible skill at bringing the non-idiomatic humor to the surface of the novel at all times...
...real thing about Safire, though, was not whether his columns made sense. It was that the man could write. At their best, which was often - he had a great hit rate - Safire columns were just tremendously good fun, full of wordplay, some of it groan-inducing, much of it sheer enjoyment. That is depressingly rare. Not for Safire the cloddish metaphors, arch constructions, one-sentence paragraphs and dreary wonkery that are the stock in trade of too many modern American columnists. He was of that generation of inky-fingered wretches who remember that it isn't a sin for journalism...
...down wooded roads at twilight, windows open, singing casually. The drums start off naked, soon clothed by the high, sweet vocals: “I’ve put on something you can’t switch off”—lyrics vague but cemented in prepositional wordplay. The synth-pop then vaporizes; it is replaced instead by forgettable, whiny lyrics and a typical chorus-verse structure; the uncomfortable dichotomy between past and present resurfaces. Islands once meshed diverse genres with ease, but here they seem unable to merge the slightest structural varieties. Track...
...lucky man / To count on both hands / The ones I love / Some folks just have one / Yeah, others they got none,” Vedder sings on “Just Breathe.” The song has none of the wordplay or metaphor that filled earlier Pearl Jam love songs. But the wistful melody and the subtlest vocal performance of Vedder’s career turn the innocuous lyrics into an achingly beautiful song.No longer does the tempo alternate only between slow and fast, either. “Among the Waves” is a midtempo anthem whose only...