29. Onomatopoeia
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Excerpt from 'The Bells'
Hear the sledges with the bells - Silver bells! What a world of merriment their melody foretells! How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night! While the stars that oversprinkle All the heavens seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells - From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells. by Edgar Allan Poe |
30. Synonyms
A synonym is a word that has a similar meaning, e.g. happy and joyful are synonyms.
Sometimes, it's good to look in a thesaurus to see if there is a stronger word you can use, e.g. instead of using the word walk, you could use one of these words: stroll, amble, jaunt, stumble, sprint, saunter, parade, etc!
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How are you feeling?
Well, today I’m feeling quite OK, I’m fine, I’m great, I have to say. I’m feeling super, in fact, tip-top, I’m smiling now and I just can’t stop. I’m feeling marvellous, full of joy, I feel like a child with a brand new toy. I’m feeling elated, quite over the moon, I feel like a hedgehog in the middle of June. I’m feeling blissful, ecstatic and glad, There’s not an ounce of me feeling sad. I’m feeling contented, healthy and well, To top it off, there’s the hometime bell! by Janna Tiearney |
31. Metaphor
I Love the Look of Words
Popcorn leaps, popping from the floor of a hot black skillet and into my mouth. Black words leap, snapping from the white page. Rushing into my eyes. Sliding into my brain which gobbles them the way my tongue and teeth chomp the buttered popcorn. When I have stopped reading, ideas from the words stay stuck in my mind, like the sweet smell of butter perfuming my fingers long after the popcorn is finished. I love the book and the look of words the weight of ideas that popped into my mind. I love the tracks of new thinking in my mind by Maya Angelou |
Metaphors are imaginative ways to describe something by comparing that thing to something else. For example, if I wanted to say that my little brother is sly, I could say that he is a fox.
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32. Spoonerism
Spoonerism is words or phrases in which letters or syllables get swapped. This often happens accidentally in slips of the tongue.
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Runny's Rig Bomance
Runny had a firlgriend, Her name was Sunny Bue. He called her nots of licknames, Like "Kitchy-Itchy-Koo." Sometimes he called her "Boney-Hun" And sometimes "Dovey Lear," But he only called her "Peety-Swie" When no one else could hear. by Shel Silverstein |
33. Simile Poems
34. Sequence poem
Recipe Poem: How to Make a Morning
Melt a galaxy of stars in a large blue bowl. Knead the golden sun and let it rise in the East. Spread the sky with a layer of lemony light. Blend together until brimming with brightness. Fold in dewdrops. Sprinkle with songbirds. Garnish with a chorus of cock-a-doodle-doos. Set out on a platter at dawn and enjoy. by Elaine Magliaro |
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