home learning, Lesson 1: Figurative language

My Dad, Your Dad

My dad's fatter than your dad,
Yes, my dad's fatter than yours:
If he eats any more he won't fit in the house,
He'll have to live out of doors.

Yes, but my dad's balder than your dad,
My dad's balder, OK,
He's only got two hairs left on his head
And both are turning grey.

Ah, but my dad's thicker than your dad,
My dad's thicker, all right.
He has to look at his watch to see
If it's noon or the middle of the night.

Yes, but my dad's more boring than your dad.
If he ever starts counting sheep
When he can't get to sleep at night, he finds
It's the sheep that go to sleep.

But my dad doesn't mind your dad.
Mine quite likes yours too.
I suppose they don't always think much of US!
That's true, I suppose, that's true.

By: Kit Wright

1.Figurative language is used in this poem using exaggeration. The poet using exaggeration alot in this poem. There is exaggeration in almost every stanza. Here is an example of the many times the poet using exaggeration, "won't fit in the house". The poet chooses to using exaggeration in the poem to show the two persons feelings and to show that they are competitive. The poet wants to let the readers feel the intense argument between the two people on whose dad is "better".

2. I like this poem very much as it brings out the readers imagination. The poem is also very hilarious and will make me laugh at times. The poem demonstrates the way people argue with humor and how competitive people can be. It too demonstrates the part a dad plays in their childrens lives, if a dad of child is not "special" or "better" than other dads. The child will feel that he himself is not special. These are the reasons why this is my favourite poem! :)