Tmesis is the insertion of one or more words between the words that make
up a compound phrase. For example: "what-so-ever" inserted in the
middle of "whatever."
- from dictionary.com
It may not actually be a literary term but it is pretty amusing none-the-less. And thinking about it I wonder if it can be used to describe the Australian practice of inserting the word "bloody" into other words: such as "abso-bloody-lutely". Which then leads me to C.J. Dennis's poem "The Australaise".
- from dictionary.com
It may not actually be a literary term but it is pretty amusing none-the-less. And thinking about it I wonder if it can be used to describe the Australian practice of inserting the word "bloody" into other words: such as "abso-bloody-lutely". Which then leads me to C.J. Dennis's poem "The Australaise".
