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Main Author: Kennedy, X. J.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1991
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ424852
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author Kennedy, X. J.
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contents Strict and Loose Nonsense: Two Worlds of Children's Verse. Kennedy, X. J. Childrens Literature Elementary Secondary Education Fantasy Fiction Games Humor Imagination Literary Criticism Literary Styles Poetry Puns Tales This exploration of the two leading varieties of nonsense literature defines strict nonsense as that in which the laws of nature are suspended and replaced by new laws which the author decrees, and loose nonsense as usually comic writing about a singular unlikely event. Examples of these two types of verse in children's literature are cited. (22 sources) (SD)
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spellingShingle Strict and Loose Nonsense: Two Worlds of Children's Verse.
Kennedy, X. J.
Childrens Literature
Elementary Secondary Education
Fantasy
Fiction
Games
Humor
Imagination
Literary Criticism
Literary Styles
Poetry
Puns
Tales
Strict and Loose Nonsense: Two Worlds of Children's Verse. Kennedy, X. J. Childrens Literature Elementary Secondary Education Fantasy Fiction Games Humor Imagination Literary Criticism Literary Styles Poetry Puns Tales This exploration of the two leading varieties of nonsense literature defines strict nonsense as that in which the laws of nature are suspended and replaced by new laws which the author decrees, and loose nonsense as usually comic writing about a singular unlikely event. Examples of these two types of verse in children's literature are cited. (22 sources) (SD)
title Strict and Loose Nonsense: Two Worlds of Children's Verse.
topic Childrens Literature
Elementary Secondary Education
Fantasy
Fiction
Games
Humor
Imagination
Literary Criticism
Literary Styles
Poetry
Puns
Tales
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ424852