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Threes

Threes. By, Jenny Campfield. What are threes?. Threes: a principle in English writing that suggests that things that come in threes are inherently funnier, more satisfying, or more effective than other numbers of things.

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Threes

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  1. Threes By, Jenny Campfield

  2. What are threes? • Threes: • a principle in English writing that suggests that things that come in threes are inherently funnier, more satisfying, or more effective than other numbers of things

  3. Once there was a mother pig who had three little pigs. She did not have enough to keep them, so she sent them out to seek their fortunes. The first little pig had not gone far when he met a man with a bundle of straw. The little pig said to him, "Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house.” This the man did, and soon the little pig had built a house with it. Just after the house was built, along came a wolf. He knocked at the door of the little pig's house and called, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in!” But the little pig answered, "No, no! Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!" Then the wolf said, "I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in!” So he huffed and he puffed until he blew the house in, and ate up that little pig.

  4. Why do threes work? • Rhythm: • One-two-three, one-two-three • Flow • Examples: • As she raced down the stairs she saw lights, snow, and presents. • “Science probes the factual state of the world; religion and ethics deal with oral reasoning; art and literature treat aesthetic and social judgment” (Gould, The Dinosaur Rip-off).

  5. Continued • Emphasize/ deemphasize phrases • Example: “Interdependence is the paradigm of we – we can do it; we can cooperate; we can combine our talents and abilities and create something greater together” (Covey, Seven Habits). • Tension • Humor: • Pattern broken by punch line • Example:How do you get to my place? Go to the corner, turn left, and get lost. • Progression: • Beginning, middle, end

  6. How many common threes can you think of? • Examples: • Red, White, Blue • Snap, crackle pop • Morning, noon, and night

  7. Additional Examples • Reading, writing, and arithmetic • Up, up, and away • On your mark, get set, go • Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness • The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker • Blood, sweat, and tears • Father, Son, and Holy Ghost • Bacon, lettuce, tomato • Stop, look, and listen • I came, I saw, I conquered • Men, women, and children

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