Mozi Esmé: Poetry: Knocking Those Clichés Out of the Park!

Monday, September 26, 2011

Poetry: Knocking Those Clichés Out of the Park!

Since we are such poetic folks and all (actually, since we need a lot of help), we decided to check out the 10-week Poetry for Kids course over at Mankato Homeschooling Examiner. Lesson One: Cliché Busting!

First we covered the concept of what a cliché is: a saying as outdated and overused as Platypus’s toys (gotta know Platypus by Chris Riddell to catch that Esmé-original)… This was a little tough, seeing as Esmé’s only got a 4-year use on all the standard clichés.

The fun part was making up some “fresh” phrases and analogies. Here are a few we came up with:

As resonant as the ocean in a seashell
As slimy as seaweed
As rough as dad’s beard
As white as the stripes on the road
As long as Rapunzel’s hair (as in, “Are we almost there? We’ve been driving as long as Rapunzel’s hair!)
As white as Flame’s fur on black pants
As necessary as cake at a birthday party
A down-the-drain ending
As senseless as an echidna playing with balloons
As cold as the dark side of the moon
As dry as the heel of my foot
As good as chocolate (e.g. way better than gold)
As dilly-dallying as a child at bedtime (by Mom)
As dilly-dallying as a sidetracked mamma on her computer (retorted by Esmé, though I say it’s not allowed because “sidetracked” is cliché)