For Extra Credit!
This JUST IN from the Middle School Language
Department: New Literary Device! The Tom Swiftie!
Attention writers! Stretch the limits of your
cliche repertoire and turn in Tom Swifties to this site for extra credit.
Examples:
Tom
virtually admitted to being addicted to video
games.
"Go walk the dog," my dad
barked.
"I want to see the
volcanoes," Timmy erupted when his mom said it was time to leave the Science
Fair.
"Don't think I didn't see you
slithering in the back door late last night," Edgar's wife
hissed.
Get the picture?
Make my day and send me
some Tom Swifties of your own! Send comments to
hansonkathy@mac.com
Posted: Wed - February 11, 2004 at 04:37 PM