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Оглавление| Pre-reading | |
| 1. | This poem uses a good example of the effect of alliteration. The sound ‘fl’ at the beginning of words is repeated often. Practise saying “ffffllllllll” so that you sound like a fly flapping its wings so hard that it makes a fluttering, buzzing sound! |
| During reading | |
| 2. | Enjoy the wordplay as you listen to or read this poem. |
A flea and a fly in a flue
Ogden Nash
A flea and a fly in a flue
Were imprisoned, so what could they do
Said the fly, ‘Let us flee.’
‘Let us fly,’ said the flea.
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.
flue – a pipe which sends hot air or gas or smoke towards a chimney
flaw – an imperfection or weakness; in a pipe this would be a crack
| Post-reading | |
| 3. | Why does this poem amuse us? (Why might we enjoy repeating this poem several times?) |
| 4. | What does the fly suggest that they do? |
| a) | Does the flea agree with the fly? |
| b) | How do they escape? |
| 5. | This is a limerick. Note the number of lines, the particular rhyme scheme and the rhythm that you must use. Now write your own. |
