![]() ![]() He had a black beard and one of his legs were made of wood. The pirate was holding pistols (handguns) in both hands, a cutlass ( a short sword with a curved blade) by his teeth. In stanza 8, we get a description of the pirate. It was clear that the pirate meant no good ![]() Pistol in his left hand, pistol in his right,Īnd he held in his teeth a cutlass bright, The repetition of the letter 's' in "Suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound." Alliteration - It is the repetition of a letter at the start of closely placed words. Repetition - The poet has repeated the word suddenly. Poetic license - The poet has changed the spelling of window to winda to create rhyme. Onomatopoeia - The poet has used these words which are associated with sound - Mustard growled, Meowch, cried ink. Consonance - The prominent sound of 's' in "Suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound." Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a rage, Metaphor - The poet has compared the dragon's nose with a chimney - chimney for a nose.īelinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears,Īnd Ink and Blink chased lions down the stairs, Refrain - There is repetition of the sentence - And a realio, trulio. Simile - The poet has compared Dragons mouth with fireplace - mouth like a fireplace. His toes are compared to daggers meaning they are very sharp. Since dragons have been thought to release fire, his mouth has said to be like a fireplace and his nose is like a chimney to release smoke. On the lower part, he had scales, which are thin bony plates to protect the skin. The dragon had big teeth which were sharp, on top of him he had spikes, which are thin pointed surface, means his skin was pointed on top. In the third stanza, the poet gives us a description of the dragon’s appearance. Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a nose, Repetition - The word "little" has been repeated.Īnd spikes on top of him and scales underneath, Anaphora - It is the repetition of a word at the start of two or more consecutive lines - (And the little grey mouse, she called him Blink,Īnd the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard) The repetition of the letter 'c' in coward, and she called him Custard. Simile - The dog has been compared to mustard using as - And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard. Now the name of the little black kitten was Ink,Īnd the little grey mouse, she called him Blink,Īnd the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard,īut the dragon was a coward, and she called him Custard. Poetic license - The spellings have been changed to create a rhythmic effect - realio, trulio instead of really and truly. Anaphora - It is the repetition of a word at the start of two or more consecutive lines - (And a little yellow dog and a little red wagon,Īnd a realio, trulio, little pet dragon). Oxymoron - There is use of two words with opposite meanings together - pet dragon. Repetition - The word little has been repeated. Belinda also had a realio (really), trulio (truly) little dragon. She had a little black kitten, a little grey mouse, a little yellow dog and she also had a little red wagon (a wagon is a vehicle used for transporting goods or another specified purpose). ![]() In stanza 1, the poet says that there once lived a little girl named Belinda in a little white house. ![]() With a little black kitten and a little grey mouse,Īnd a little yellow dog and a little red wagon, Rhyme scheme: aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb ![]()
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