POETIC DEVICES
Rhyme and the Couplet
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
The animal I really dig,
Above all others is the pig.
Pigs are noble. Pigs are clever,
Pigs are courteous. However,
Now and then, to break this rule,
One meets a pig who is a fool.
RHYMING
 The rhyming technique used is: the first two lines rhyme, and the last 2 lines rhyme.
 This type of poem is called a Couplet pronounced (cup - let)
 A pair of lines rhyme
Your task:
Fill in this missing words
for “The Three Little Pigs”.
Note: the words must rhyme (a pair of lines rhyme) and they must make sense!
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
The animal I really dig,
Above all others is the pig.
Pigs are noble. Pigs are clever,
Pigs are courteous. However,
Now and then, to break this rule,
One meets a pig who is a fool.
What, for example, would you say,
If strolling through the woods one day,
Right there in front of you, you saw
Wolfbuilt
whohis
sawhouse
it licked
lips, ?
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who'd
of his
STRAW
And said, "That pig has had his chips."
The
Wolf
his lips,
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pig,who
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pig,itletlicked
me come
in!"
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by the
hairspig
onhas
my had
chinny-chin-chin!"
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said,
"That
his chips."
"Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!"
"Little pig, little pig, let me come in!"
"No, no, by the hairs on my chinny-chin-chin!"
"Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!"
The little pig began to pray,
But Wolfie blew his house away.
He shouted, "Bacon, pork and ham!
The
saw itWolf
lickedI am!"
his lips,
Oh,Wolf
whatwho
a lucky
And said, "That pig has had his chips."
And though he ate the pig quite fast,
"Little pig, little pig, let me come in!"
"No,He
no, carefully
by the hairs
on the
my chinny-chin-chin!"
kept
tail till last.
"Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!"
Wolf wandered on, a trifle bloated.
Surprise, surprise, for soon he noted
Another little house for pigs,
And this one had been built of TWIGS!
"Little pig, little pig, let me come in!"
"No, no, by the hairs on my chinny-chin-chin!"
"Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!"
The Wolf who saw it licked his lips,
AndWolf
said, "That
pig has had
The
said, "Okay,
herehiswechips."
go!"
"Little pig, little pig, let me come in!"
He then began to blow and blow.
"No, no, by the hairs on my chinny-chin-chin!"
Theand
little
toblow
squeal.
"Then I'll huff
I'llpig
puffbegan
and I'll
your house in!"
He cried, "Oh Wolf, you've had one meal!
Why can't we talk and make a deal?
The Wolf replied, "Not on your nelly!"
And soon the pig was in his belly.
"Two juicy little pigs!" Wolf cried,
"But still I'm not quite satisfied!
I know how full my tummy's bulging,
But oh, how I adore indulging."
The
Wolf whoquietly
saw it as
licked
his lips,
So creeping
a mouse,
And said, "That pig has had his chips."
The Wolf approached another house,
"Little pig, little pig, let me come in!"
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whichonalso
inside
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the hairs
my had
chinny-chin-chin!"
littleI'll
piggy
hide.your house in!"
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and I'lltoblow
"You'll not get me!" the Piggy cried.
"I'll blow you down!" the Wolf replied.
"You'll need," Pig said, "a lot of puff,
And I don't think you've got enough."
Wolf huffed and puffed and blew and blew.
The house stayed up as good as new.
"If I can't blow it down," Wolf said,
The
saw itit up
licked
his lips,
I'll Wolf
have who
to blow
instead.
And said, "That pig has had his chips."
I'll come back in the dead of night
"Little pig, little pig, let me come in!"
"No, no,
the hairs
my dynamite!"
chinny-chin-chin!"
Andbyblow
it upon
with
"Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!"
Pig cried, "You brute! I might have known!"
Then, picking up the telephone,
He dialled as quickly as he could
The number of Red Riding Hood.
"Hello," she said. "Who's speaking? Who?
Oh, hello, Piggy, how d'you do?"
Pig cried, "I need your help, Miss Hood!
Oh help me, please! D'you think you could?"
The
who saw
it licked
lips,
"I'll
tryWolf
of course,"
Miss
Hoodhisreplied.
And said, "That pig has had his chips."
"Little pig, little pig, let me come in!"
"I know
dealt
wolves before,
"No,
no, byyou've
the hairs
on with
my chinny-chin-chin!"
got one
"Then I'llAnd
huffnow
and I've
I'll puff
and at
I'llmy
blowdoor!“
your house in!"
"What's on your mind...?" "A Wolf !" Pig cried.
"My darling Pig," she said, "my sweet,
That's something really up my street.
I've just begun to wash my hair.
But when it's dry, I'll be right there."
A short while later, through the wood,
Came striding brave Miss Riding Hood.
The Wolf stood there, his eyes ablaze,
And yellowish, like mayonnaise.
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it licked
lips,raw,
HisThe
teethWolf
werewho
sharp,
gumshis
were
And said, "That pig has had his chips."
And spit was dripping from his jaw.
"Little pig, little pig, let me come in!"
Once
maiden's
eyelid flickers.
"No,
no, more
by thethe
hairs
on my chinny-chin-chin!"
She
draws
from
knickers.
"Then I'll
huff
andthe
I'll pistol
puff and
I'llher
blow
your house in!"
Once more she hits the vital spot,
And kills him with a single shot.
Pig, peeping through the window, stood
And yelled, "Well done, Miss Riding Hood!"
Ah, Piglet, you must never trust
Young ladies from the upper crust.
saw itHood,
licked one
his lips,
For The
now,Wolf
Misswho
Riding
notes,
And said, "That pig has had his chips."
Not
only
skin
coats,
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pig,has
littletwo
pig,wolf
let me
come
in!"
"No,
by the
my chinny-chin-chin!"
Butno,
when
shehairs
goesonfrom
place to place,
"Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!"
She has a PIGSKIN TRAVELING CASE.
‘Revolting Rhymes’ by Roald Dahl