The repetition of the letter 'c' in coward, and she called him Custard. Alliteration - It is the repetition of a letter at the start of closely placed words. Simile - The dog has been compared to mustard using as - And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard. Now the name of the little black kitten was Ink,Īnd the little grey mouse, she called him Blink,Īnd the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard,īut the dragon was a coward, and she called him Custard. Poetic license - The spellings have been changed to create a rhythmic effect - realio, trulio instead of really and truly. Anaphora - It is the repetition of a word at the start of two or more consecutive lines - (And a little yellow dog and a little red wagon,Īnd a realio, trulio, little pet dragon). Oxymoron - There is use of two words with opposite meanings together - pet dragon. Repetition - The word little has been repeated. Belinda also had a realio (really), trulio (truly) little dragon. She had a little black kitten, a little grey mouse, a little yellow dog and she also had a little red wagon (a wagon is a vehicle used for transporting goods or another specified purpose). In stanza 1, the poet says that there once lived a little girl named Belinda in a little white house. With a little black kitten and a little grey mouse,Īnd a little yellow dog and a little red wagon, Rhyme scheme: aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb aabb
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