A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Wordplay
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Though most commonly used with reference to rapping/MCing to a beat, how an artist plays with the [acoustics] or meaning of words for artistic effect within song, written verse, poem or freestyle
This includes the constructing of bars/lines with:
words of double/triple meaning for humour or effect.
words that are not obviously recognisable as rhymes to one another when pronounced correctly yet may share [assonance] and there for can be used in place of standard rhymes structurally with in a verse.
Also multiple rhyme patterns within lines added for show effect and [cohesion].
[Wordplay] is one of the technical areas that can be assessed when judging how technically skilled an rapper/MC is.
Pharaohe [Monch],Big L,Big Pun, Eminem are some examples of MCs whose work can be particually rich in [wordplay].
Wordplay meaning & definition 1 of Wordplay.
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The witty exploitation of the meanings and ambiguities of words, especially in puns.
Wordplay meaning & definition 2 of Wordplay.
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the activity of joking about the meanings of words, especially in an intelligent way
Wordplay meaning & definition 3 of Wordplay.