Melissa L.
Nacion BEed 3A
RIDDLES
Example:
1. Evincing the infinite--
the size of your palm--
what it holds is beyond you,
curious, at hand.
(The answer is 'hand-mirror'.)
2. I talk, but I do not speak my mind
I hear words, but I do not listen to thoughts
When I wake, all see me
When I sleep, all hear me
Many heads are on my shoulders
Many hands are at my feet
The strongest steel cannot break my visage
But the softest whisper can destroy me
The quietest whimper can be heard.
The answer is "an actor".
3. If the sun sets, a flower-garden;
but if you look at it after dawn, an
empty garden. What is it?
-The sky
4. What animal has one voice living and seven voices dead?' ('The ibis,
from whose carcass seven different musical instruments are made').
5. What animal has one voice living and seven voices dead?' ('The ibis,
from whose carcass seven different musical instruments are made').
EPIGRAM
Example:
1. “So all my best is dressing old words new,
Spending again what is already spent:
For the sun is daily new and old,
So is my love still telling what is told.”
2. “Both robb'd of air, we both lie in one ground
Both whom one fire had burnt, one water drown'd”.
3. “To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour”
4. “Little strokes/Fell great oaks.”- Benjamin Franklin
5. “Here's my wife: here let her lie! Now she's at rest-and so am I.” John
Dryden
CHANT
Example:
1. Criss Cross Chant
Criss cross applesauce
Hands on lap, gingersnap
Back straight, chocolate shake
Oh my rear, root beer
Lips zipped, cool whip
Shhhh!
2. Hickety Pickety Bumblebee
Can you say the word with me?
Now spell it!
Now shout it!
Now whisper it!
Now clap it!
Now stomp it!
Now see it!
Now write it!
Now cheer it!
3. Hi! How are You? I'm fine; how are you?
What do you wear on your head? A hat.
What do you wear on your hands? Gloves.
What do you wear on your feet? Socks.
Shoes and Socks, shoes and socks.
4. Put your finger on your lips, on your lips, shhh, shh.
Put your finger on your lips, on your lips, shhh, shh.
Put your finger on your lips, and don't let it slip.
Put your finger on your lips, on your lips, shhh, shh.
5. Who did you see?
I saw JOHN.
John who?
JOHN brown.
I didn't hear you,
I said JOHN brown.
I didn't hear you
I said JOHN BROWN, john brown!
I didn't hear you!
I said JOHN BROWN, john brown, john brown!
PROVERBS
Examples
Haste makes waste
A stitch in time saves nine
Ignorance is bliss
Mustn't cry over spilled milk.
You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Fortune favours the bold
Well begun is half done.
A little learning is a dangerous thing
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
It ain't over till the fat lady sings
It is better to be smarter than you appear than to appear smarter than you
are.
Good things come to those who wait.
A poor workman blames his tools.
A dog is a man's best friend.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
If the shoe fits, wear it!
Honesty is the best policy
Slow and steady wins the race
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
MAXIMS
Example:
1. “the bigger the bitter” “ good things come in small packages”.
2. “ what's good for the goose is good for the gander”.
3. “birds of a feather flock together.”
4. “Actions speak louder than words.”
5. “You're never too old to learn.”
