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A newspaper, magazine article, commercial or song that uses the device Verbal Irony Or Pun
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"Bridge over Troubled Waters" by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkle
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Is that for pun or Verbal Irony?
both
I cant find either in the song
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"Troubled waters" is a euphemism of sorts for "having problems". The "waters" don't actually exist, so the idea of building a "bridge" across them could be seen as a kind of pun. I see no irony, but I can make out a pun if I squint hard. :-)
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