Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Who wants to learn how to talk pretty? In this episode, Rob and Jess explore the clever tricks used by poets, novelists and speechwriters to surprise, move and persuade us. Join them as they discuss rhetoric and literary devices.
😉 What are the three types of irony?
❓Do you know an anaphora from an epistrophe?
🤷🏼‍♀️ Why is tmesis so un-flippin'-believable?
These questions answered and many more in another Words Unravelled.

👂LISTEN: podfollow.com/words-unravelled-with-robwords-and-jess-zafarris
or search for "Words Unravelled" wherever you get your podcasts.

==LINKS==

Lady of the Mercians (Old English-focused creator mentioned by Jess): tiktok.com/@lady_of_the_mercians

Rob's YouTube channel: youtube.com/robwords
Jess' Useless Etymology blog: uselessetymology.com
Rob on X: x.com/robwordsyt
Jess on TikTok: tiktok.com/@jesszafarris

#etymology #wordfacts #English