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CAROLYN WELLS

Carolyn Wells was born on June 18 1862 in the United States. She is popular for her mystery stories , Children’s Books and humorous poems

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If ever you should go by chance

To jungles in the East;

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And if there should to you advance

A large and tawny beast,

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If he roars at you as you’re dyin’

You’ll know it is the Asian Lion.

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If ever you should go by chance a

To jungles in the East; b

And if there should to you advance a

A large and tawny beast, b

If he roars at you as you’re dyin’ c

You’ll know it is the Asian Lion c

If there should to you advance- inversion

‘dyin’ example of poetic licence

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Or if sometime when roaming round,

A noble wild beast greets you

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With black stripes on a yellow ground,

Just notice if he eats you.

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This simple rule may help you learn

The Bengal tiger to discern.

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Or if sometime when roaming round,

A noble wild beast greets you,

With black stripes on a yellow ground,

Just notice if he eats you.

This simple rule may help you learn

The Bengal tiger to discern.

roaming round -example of alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound in the beginning of near by words

The western wind was wild and dank with foam. From The Sands of DEE

The best example of alliteration.

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If strolling forth, a beast you view,

Whose hide with spots is peppered,

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You’ll know it is the leopard,

‘Twill do no good to roar with pain,

He’ll only lep and lep again

As soon as he has lept on you,

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If strolling forth, a beast you view,

Whose hide with spots is peppered,

As soon as he has lept on you,

You’ll know it is the leopard,

‘Twill do no good to roar with pain,

He’ll only lep and lep again

Whose hide , he has Examples of alliteration

Lept, ‘Twill, lep and lep- examples of poetic licence

Whose hide with spots is peppered, - inversion

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If when you’re walking round your yard

You meet a creature there

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Who hugs you very very hard,

Be sure it is the Bear.

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If you have any doubt, I guess

He’ll give you just one more caress.

Very very hard – poetic device

‘repetition’

your yard, Who hugs - example of alliteration

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Though to distinguish beats

of prey

A novice might nonplus,

The crocodile you always may

Tell from a hyena thus:

Hyenas come with merry smiles:

But if they weep, they’re crocodiles.

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A novice might nonplus, Example of poetic license

‘A novice might get nonplussed’ is the grammatically correct expression.

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The true chameleon is small,

A lizard sort of thing:

He hasn’t any ears at all

And not a single wing.

If there is nothing on the tree,

‘Tis the Chameleon you see.