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Ruptured Rhyme

Ruptured Rhyme. Ruptured Rhyme: What is it?. Ruptured rhymes are short poems that make fun of traditional nursery rhymes or well-known stories They often involve a ‘twist’ on the predictable plot and surprise the audience with an event or action that would be alien to the original story.

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Ruptured Rhyme

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  1. Ruptured Rhyme

  2. Ruptured Rhyme: What is it? • Ruptured rhymes are short poems that make fun of traditional nursery rhymes or well-known stories • They often involve a ‘twist’ on the predictable plot and surprise the audience with an event or action that would be alien to the original story

  3. Beauty and the Beast • The princess kissed the frog, which woke • Into a fairly handsome bloke • But never lost his taste for grubs • And always spoke with such a croak. • Jeff Guess

  4. Phew! • Cinderella drops a slipper, • And out the door she teeters. • The prince picks it up • And shouts, “Oh, yuk, • You need some odour-eaters!” Jo Chesher

  5. Cold Comfort • Cinderlla liked to wear • Her lovely glass shoes everywhere, • But when it came to bed, I’m told • The prince complained her feet were cold. • Jeff Guess

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