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The Hungry Little Giant"I'm hungry! I could swallow Wales!"the
little giant cried."Tonight we're having Chile, dear,"the giant's
mother sighed."Can I please have Samoa, Mom?"the little giant asked
her."Just don't forget dessert," she said."We're having Baked
Alaska.""Tomorrow we'll eat Turkey,there is truly nothing
finer.We'll cook it in the oven andwe'll serve it up on China."
1F u nW i t h a P U N ?
2Definitionpun[puhn] Show noun, verb, punned, punning. noun 1.
the humorous use of a wordor phrase so as to emphasize or suggest
its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that
are alike or nearly alike in soundbut different in meaning; a play
on words.
3How do you play on words?Use homophones! Homophones are words
that sound alike but have different meanings.Use
Oxymorons!Oxymorons are a figure of speech which use contradictory
words together to give meaning to a statement.
4EXAMPLES
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JUMBOshrimp
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7Make Your OwnFun PUN Poem!MAKE IT HUMUROUS!CHECK FOR
CONVENTIONS! SPELLINGPUNCTUATIONCAPITALIZATION
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