What is another word for O. Henry?

Pronunciation: [ˈə͡ʊ] (IPA)

O. Henry is a pseudonym for the American writer William Sydney Porter who was known for his witty and clever writing style. Synonyms for O. Henry include "the master of the short story," "the magician of words," and "the king of twist endings." He created a unique genre of short stories that was characterized by surprise endings, irony, and humor. Other synonyms for this legendary author could include "the bard of the common man," "the grandmaster of the plot twist," or even "the father of modern short story writing." Regardless of the title, it's clear that O. Henry's impact on literature is undeniable.

What are the hypernyms for O. henry?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with O. henry

  • The author O. Henry taught me about the value of the unexpected. He once wrote about the noise of flowers and the smell of birds - the birds were chickens and the flowers dried sunflowers rattling against a wall.
    Chuck Jones
  • When I was hired they showed me my desk, an old beat-up scarred wooden desk, and they told me that it had been O. Henry’s desk when O. Henry worked for the paper, as he had at one time. And I readily believed it. I could see the place where O. Henry had savagely stabbed the desk with his pen in pursuit of a slimy adjective just out of reach, and a kind of bashed-in-looking place where O. Henry had beaten his poor genius head on the desk in frustration over not being able to capture the noun leaping like a fawn just out of reach... So I sat down at the desk and I too began to chase those devils, the dancy nouns and come-hither adjectives, what joy.
    Donald Barthelme

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