Heteronym (literature)

Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. In literature, this can make for interesting stories or poems where the word may have two or more different interpretations. For example, the word "read" can be a verb, meaning to look at written words, and it can also be an adjective meaning to pink or red in color. Some other examples of heteronyms are "bow" (to bend at the waist or a type of knot), or "desert" (to abandon or a dry area of land).