Andrew and I have been reading an animal book with page titles like "Slimy Salamanders", "Freaky Frogs", and "Beastly Birds". One day I just couldn't help but explain to him about the marvelous, glorious poetic device called alliteration. (It's never too young to learn your literary terms, right?)
After my lecture I followed up every day by pointing out the alliteration when we got to a new page. After a few days I thought he grasped the concept so I confidently asked, "So, Andrew, what's alliteration?"
After my lecture I followed up every day by pointing out the alliteration when we got to a new page. After a few days I thought he grasped the concept so I confidently asked, "So, Andrew, what's alliteration?"
He said, "Well, it's when you're in a park or on some grass somewhere and you're eating something with a wrapper and then when you finish eating it you don't put your wrapper in the garbage. You just leave it there."
And that, folks, is a-LITTER-ation.
(I think I'll wait 'til he's older to teach him "assonance". )
hee hee. that's funny! thanks for teaching me that word, by the way. until now i had never heard of it! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is a great example of a litteration. ha ha.
ReplyDeleteTis true, is true I do like Drew, he do make me laugh my assonance off...can I say that? (if not...put it in the litter bin =)
ReplyDeleteYou made Clint chuckle! You rebel English teacher!
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