To B or Not to B
A Funny Alliteration Poem for Kids
From the book My Cat Knows Karate
I bought a black banana,
and a broken baseball bat,
a burst balloon, a busted boat,
a beat-up bowler hat.
I wasn’t being brainy, bright,
or brilliant, but you see,
my brain was boggled after
being bitten by a bee.
— Kenn Nesbitt
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Reading Level: Grade 4
Topics: Animal Poems, Wordplay
Poetic Techniques: Alliteration, Nonsense Poems, Wordplay
Word Count: 47
From the book My Cat Knows Karate
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