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Hyperbole (over-statement for effect) examples include:
"she swallowed a fly, perhaps she'll die." Flies aren't poisonous, but the narrator is over-reacting to show how scary the thought of it is.
"it wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her" Once you swallow something, you can't feel it in your stomach, but this line invites the listener to imagine the creepy feeling in the old lady's mind.
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∙ 13y ago
No, "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" is a cumulative children's rhyme rather than a fairy tale. It follows a pattern where an old lady swallows progressively larger animals to catch the previously swallowed animal.
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∙ 14y agono, it is better described as a verse tale- or nursery rhyme.
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What are cumulative tales?
A cumulative tale is when there is a variation of a repetitive tale. This is also know as a "Add and Repeat" tale. An example of this type of tale is I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.
What are the words to there was an old lady who swallowed a bat?
Listen I don't know 'bout dis swallowed de bat nonsense, I know swallowed de fly Here is how it goes: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly I don't know why she swallowed a fly, perhaps she'll die There was an old lady who swallowed a spider, She swallowed the spider to catch the fly I don't know why she swallowed a fly, peherps she'll die There was an old lady who swallowed a bird She swallowed the bird to catch the spider She swallowed the spider to catch the fly I don't know why she swallowed a fly, peherps she'll die There was an old lady who swallowed cat She swallowed the cat to catch the bird She swallowed the bird to catch the spider She swallowed the spider to catch the fly I don't know why she swallowed a fly, peherps she'll die There was an old lady who swallowed dog She swallowed the dog to catch the cat She swallowed the cat to catch the bird She swallowed the bird to catch the spider She swallowed the spider to catch the fly I don't know why she swallowed a fly, peherps she'll die There was an old lady who swallowed a horse, SHE IS DEAD OF COURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why did an old lady swallow a fly?
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly I dont know why she swallowed a fly perhaps she will die. There was an old lady that swallowed a sipder Thaw wiggled and wiggled and tickled inside her She swallowed the spider to catch the fly I dont know why she swallowed the fly perhaps she will die. And then she swallowed a bird, a cat, a dog, a cow and a horse, she is dead of course! i dont know why
Why did the little old lady who swallowed the fly swallow a cat?
The little old lady swallowed the cat to catch the bird, which she swallowed to catch the spider. Each animal she swallowed was intended to catch the previously swallowed animal based on the nursery rhyme story.
What actors and actresses appeared in The Lady Who Swallowed a Fly - 2009?
The cast of The Lady Who Swallowed a Fly - 2009 includes: Catherine Grimme as Janie Bruce Lawson as Sheriff
What actors and actresses appeared in I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly - 1964?
The cast of I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly - 1964 includes: Burl Ives as Singer
What is the children's book where an old lady dies at the end?
The old lady who swallowed a fly
How many animals did the old lady swallow?
She swallowed a cat to catch the bird, (how absurd to swallow a bird?) She swallowed the bird to catch the spider (which wiggled and jiggled and giggled in side her) She swallowed the spider to catch the fly, But I don't know why she swallowed that fly, Perhaps she'll die?
What are ten hyperbole sentences?
I know an old lady She swallowed a fly But I don't know why She swallowed the fly I know an old lady Who swallow a spider It wiggled and jiggled And tickled inside her She swallowed a spider To catch the fly But I don't know why She swallowed the fly I know and old lady Who swallowed a bird Isn't that ubsurd To swallow a bird? She swallowed the bird To catch the spider Who wiggled and jiggled And tickled inside her She swallowed the spider To catch the fly But I don't know why She swallowed a fly I know and old lady Who swallowed a cat Just imagine that She swallowed a cat She swallowed the cat To catch the bird She swallowed the bird To catch the spider Who wiggled and jiggled And tickled inside her And she swallowed the spider To catch the fly But I don't know why She swallowed the fly I know an old lady who swallowed a dog Ooh, what a hog She swallowed the dog She swallowed the dog To catch the the cat She swallowed the cat To catch the bird And she swallowed the bird To catch the spider Who wiggled and jiggled And tickled inside her And she swallowed the spider To catch the fly But I don't know why She swallowed the fly I know an old lady Who swallowed a goat She just opened her throat And swallowed a goat She swallowed the goat To catch the dog She swallowed the dog To catch the cat She swallowed the cat To catch the bird And she swallowed the bird To catch the spider Who wiggled and jiggled And tickled inside her And she swallowed the spider To catch the fly But I don't know why She swallowed the fly And I knew an old lady Who swallowed a minister Is'nt that sinister? To swallow a minister She swallowed a minister To catch the goat And she swallowed a goat To catch the dog And she swallowed a dog To catch the cat She swallowed the cat To catch the bird And she swallowed the bird To catch the spider That wiggled and jiggled And tickled inside her And she swallowed th spider To catch the fly But I don't know why She swallowed the fly. I know an old lady Who swallowed a rhinosaurus Isn't that preposterous! To swallow a rhinosaurus She swallowed a rhinosaurus To catch the minister She swallowed the minister To catch the goat She swallowed the goat To catch the dog She swallowed the dog To catch the cat She swallowed the cat To catch the bird And she swallowed a bird To catch the spider That wiggled and jiggled And tickled inside her And she swallowed the spider To catch the fly But I don't know why She swallowed the fly
What are the lyrics to there was an old lady who swallowed a fly?
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly I don't know why she swallowed a fly - perhaps she'll die! There was an old lady who swallowed a spider, That wriggled and jiggled and tiggled inside her; She swallowed the spider to catch the fly; I don't know why she swallowed a fly - Perhaps she'll die! There was an old lady who swallowed a bird; How absurd to swallow a bird. She swallowed the bird to catch the spider, That riggled and jiggled and tickled inside her, She swallowed the spider to catch the fly; I don't know why she swallowed a fly - Perhaps she'll die! There was an old lady who swallowed a cat; imagine that to swallow a cat! She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed the bird to catch the spider, that riggled and jiggled and tickled inside her She swallowed the spider to catch the fly; I don't know why she swallowed a fly - Perhaps she'll die! There was an old lady that swallowed a dog; What a hog, to swallow a dog; She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed the bird to catch the spider, that riggled and jiggled and tickled inside her, She swallowed the spider to catch the fly; I don't know why she swallowed a fly - Perhaps she'll die! There was an old lady who swallowed a goat, she just opened her throat to swallow a goat; She swallowed the goat to catch the dog, She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed the bird to catch the spider, that riggled and jiggled and tickled inside her She swallowed the spider to catch the fly; I don't know why she swallowed a fly - Perhaps she'll die! There was an old lady who swallowed a cow i dont know how she swallowed a cow, she swallowed a cow to catch tha goat she swallowed the goat to catch the dog she swallowed the dog to catch the cat she swallowed the cat to catch the bird she swallowed the bird to catch the spider that riggled and jiggled and tickled inside her she swallowed the spider to catch the fly i dont know why she swallowed a fly - prehaps she'll die there once was an old lady who swallowed a horse She's dead, of course
Why did the old lady swallow a fly?
It was on accident, it flew into her mouth and she swallowed it. Perhaps she'll die
Who is the old lady who swallowed a fly by?
The song was written by Alan Mills, and the lyrics were made by Rose Bonne.
