My name is Sluggery-wuggery My name is Worms-for-tea My name is swallow-the-table-leg My name is Drink-the-sea. Pauline Clarke Here is a chance for you to make up names. You could make up names for yourself or for an invented, maybe magical, character. Make a list of all the different names you can think of and … Continue reading Sluggery-wuggery
Here’s another playful idea which generates interesting images and allows some experimenting with rhyme if you wish. I was reminded of it during my return to Sandy Brownjohn’s books. You may already know this rhyme: I saw a Peacock with a fiery tail, I saw a blazing Comet drop down hail, I saw a Cloud … Continue reading Peacock with a fiery tail
Here is a little poem by Eve Merriam that invites playfulness. Children do love to rhyme, though they are rarely able to do so successfully. Poems tat start out well can all too easily be destroyed by the urge for rhyme over good sense. Catch a Little Rhymedoesn’t take itself too seriously. If you have enjoyed the … Continue reading Catch a Little Rhyme
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