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** In "Settin' Around", a boy initially sits around the campfire with three monsters but ends up being all alone after they are scared off by his frightening stories.
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** In "Settin' Around", a boy initially sits around the a campfire with three monsters but ends up being all alone after they are scared off by his frightening stories.
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** In the poem "Hi-Monster", the narrator points out that an enormous monster is coming through the mist (the readers see its large, scaly tail stretching across the entire page). He guesses that the monster is huge based on how long its tail is, but on the next page, the monster is shown to not only have a small head, but a polite demeanor as well.
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** In the poem "Hi-Monster", the narrator points out that an enormous a monster is coming through the mist (the readers see its large, scaly tail stretching across the entire page). He guesses that the monster is huge based on how long its tail is, but on the next page, the monster is shown to not only have a small head, but a polite demeanor as well.
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* CarnivoreConfusion: In "Strange Restaurant," the narrator walks into a restaurant and tries to order various meat dishes only to find that the restaurant is staffed with various animals who need to be killed in order to make those dishes. The waitress's a cow, the busboy's a hen, and the chef is a fish. The narrator eventually settles for a salad, but even ''that'' is not possible, as the owner [[spoiler:is a head of cabbage]]!
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* CarnivoreConfusion: In "Strange Restaurant," the narrator walks into a restaurant and tries to order various meat dishes only to find that the restaurant is staffed with various animals who need to be killed in order to make those dishes. The waitress's - the waitress is a cow, the busboy's busboy is a hen, and the chef is a fish. The narrator eventually settles for a salad, but even ''that'' is not possible, as the owner [[spoiler:is a head of cabbage]]!
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: The gardener in "Gardener" believes that he can water plants by urinating on them.
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: The gardener boy in "Gardener" believes that he can water plants by urinating on them.
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** "Haunted" initially presents a dare to explore a creepy haunted house, describing all the horrors inside. However, it quickly switches the tone and suggests going for ice cream instead.
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** "Haunted" In "Haunted", the narrator initially presents a dare dares his friends to explore a creepy haunted house, describing all the horrors inside. However, it quickly switches he eventually realizes that the tone dare is silly and suggests going for ice cream instead.
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''Falling Up'' is a 1996 poetry collection written and illustrated by Creator/ShelSilverstein. It contains 144 poems. The special edition, published 2015, contains an additional 12 poems.
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''Falling Up'' is a 1996 poetry {{poetry}} collection written and illustrated by Creator/ShelSilverstein. It contains 144 poems. The special edition, published 2015, contains an additional 12 poems.
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* BodyHorror: In the poem "Screamin' Millie", Millie [=McDeevit=] screams so loud that her head literally ''explodes'', being described in gruesome detail from her eyebrows steaming to her teeth falling out, right down to her head flying right off her body.
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* BodyHorror: BodyHorror:
** In the poem "Screamin' Millie", Millie [=McDeevit=] screams so loud that her head literally ''explodes'', being described in gruesome detail from her eyebrows steaming to her teeth falling out, right down to her head flying right off herbody.body.
** "Tattooin' Ruth" presents the idea of permanently tattooing clothes onto a person's body. The concept of altering one's physical appearance in such a drastic and irreversible manner can be unsettling or disturbing, especially when it deviates from societal norms.
** In the poem "Screamin' Millie", Millie [=McDeevit=] screams so loud that her head literally ''explodes'', being described in gruesome detail from her eyebrows steaming to her teeth falling out, right down to her head flying right off her
** "Tattooin' Ruth" presents the idea of permanently tattooing clothes onto a person's body. The concept of altering one's physical appearance in such a drastic and irreversible manner can be unsettling or disturbing, especially when it deviates from societal norms.
* ForgottenBirthday: "Show Fish", describes a boy forgetting to bring a flounder he caught to school for show and tell. He remembers to bring it in two weeks later, although the fish is now rotten.
* ResetButton: "Stork Story" portrays the stork's role in giving elderly people a fresh start by turning them back into babies.
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* TheStoic: In "Obedient", the boy remains standing in the corner without a whimper or a tear, showing unwavering obedience and emotional restraint, even in the face of summer vacation and the school being closed down.
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* TheStoic: TheStoic:
** In "Obedient", the boy remains standing in the corner without a whimper or a tear, showing unwavering obedience and emotional restraint, even in the face of summer vacation and the school being closeddown.down.
** "The Smile Makers" portrays the giant initially frowning and being grumpy. The contrast between his stoic demeanor and the eventual desire to smile highlights the potential for emotional growth and change.
** In "Obedient", the boy remains standing in the corner without a whimper or a tear, showing unwavering obedience and emotional restraint, even in the face of summer vacation and the school being closed
** "The Smile Makers" portrays the giant initially frowning and being grumpy. The contrast between his stoic demeanor and the eventual desire to smile highlights the potential for emotional growth and change.
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->''[[TheStinger The end of the book]]--\\
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-- [[TheStinger A poem on the back inside cover]]
-- [[TheStinger A poem on the back inside cover]]
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** In "Turkey?", a boy's act of eating a drumstick (which he believed to be a turkey drumstick) leads to everyone being mad at him, particularly the drummer, despite the seemingly minor offense.
* HypocriticalHumor: "Warmhearted" portrays Beatrice Bright as an animal rights activist who wears a live fox fur, which seems incongruous with her cause.
** In "Web-Foot Woe", the goose assumes that people are referring to its physical appearance when they yell "Duck," rather than understanding the intended warning about the arrow being shot at it.
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* In "Shoe Talk", a boy finds companionship and conversation in his shoe, despite it being an ordinary object.
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* MacGyvering: In "We're Out of Paint, So...", the painter improvises and uses juices from various foods to create a painting when he runs out of paint.
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* StickySituation: In "Yuck", a boy gets a sticky substance stuck to his shoe and tries to remove it, only to get all his pets and neighbors stuck too.
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* TechnoWizard: "Writer Waiting" describes a boy's excitement over his shiny new computer, which he believes can do everything and help him write a book.
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** In "Three O'Clock", a man accepts a job as a bell ringer but misunderstands the task and becomes the clapper instead of pulling the rope.
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* ScareEmStraight: "The Toy Eater" uses the threat of the Toy-Eating Tookle to motivate a child to clean up their toys.
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** In "Tongue Sticker-Outer", a young boy sticks his tongue out so far that it reaches a star in the sky, resulting in it getting burned.
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* ThePowerOfFriendship: In "Sun Hat", Hannah Hyde's hat becomes a symbol of her friendship and care for the creatures around her.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: The poem "My Robot" has the narrator building a robot to do chores for them, only for the robot to [[SecondLawMyAss demand the narrator to do work for it]].
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* AIIsACrapshoot: The poem "My Robot" has the narrator a girl building a robot to do chores for them, her, only for the robot to [[SecondLawMyAss demand the narrator girl to do work for it]].it]].
* AloneInACrowd:
** In "Hand Holding", a little boy finds himself without a hand to hold in a group where everyone else is holding hands.
** In "Settin' Around", a boy initially sits around the campfire with three monsters but ends up being all alone after they are scared off by his frightening stories.
* AnAesop: "The Gnome, the Gnat, and the Gnu" teaches a moral lesson about treating others with kindness and empathy, even when provoked.
* AloneInACrowd:
** In "Hand Holding", a little boy finds himself without a hand to hold in a group where everyone else is holding hands.
** In "Settin' Around", a boy initially sits around the campfire with three monsters but ends up being all alone after they are scared off by his frightening stories.
* AnAesop: "The Gnome, the Gnat, and the Gnu" teaches a moral lesson about treating others with kindness and empathy, even when provoked.
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* BaitAndSwitch: In the poem "Hi-Monster", the narrator points out that an enormous monster is coming through the mist (the readers see its large, scaly tail stretching across the entire page). He guesses that the monster is huge based on how long its tail is, but on the next page, the monster is shown to not only have a small head, but a polite demeanor as well.
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* BaitAndSwitch: AngryMobSong: In "Ice Cream Stop", when the circus animals are denied any ice cream until the vendor is paid, the animals collectively express their frustration and demand for ice cream, creating a cacophony of sounds and voices in protest.
* AnthropomorphicFood: The poem "James" gives human-like traits and names to hamburgers, suggesting that they have individual identities.
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: "Imagining" humorously presents the idea of a girl imagining a mouse in her hair, which is not biologically plausible. Additionally, the revelation of an elephant being there instead further exaggerates the biological inaccuracy.
* BaitAndSwitch:
** In the poem "Hi-Monster", the narrator points out that an enormous monster is coming through the mist (the readers see its large, scaly tail stretching across the entire page). He guesses that the monster is huge based on how long its tail is, but on the next page, the monster is shown to not only have a small head, but a polite demeanor aswell.well.
** "Haunted" initially presents a dare to explore a creepy haunted house, describing all the horrors inside. However, it quickly switches the tone and suggests going for ice cream instead.
* {{Balloonacy}}: The poem "Human Balloon" portrays a character who inflates like a balloon and floats in the air due to excessive consumption of carbonated drinks.
* BeautyIsBad: The poem "Medusa" portrays Medusa's struggle to style her hair due to the conflicting opinions of the snakes.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In "Golden Goose", the narrator expresses frustration and regret over the challenges posed by the golden eggs that the golden goose laid, suggesting that ordinary eggs would have been preferable.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: In "Music Lesson", a girl laments her choice of instrument and expresses frustration with her piano teacher because he makes her carry the piano up seven flights of stairs, implying that he may not be as gentle or kind as his demeanor suggests.
* AnthropomorphicFood: The poem "James" gives human-like traits and names to hamburgers, suggesting that they have individual identities.
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: "Imagining" humorously presents the idea of a girl imagining a mouse in her hair, which is not biologically plausible. Additionally, the revelation of an elephant being there instead further exaggerates the biological inaccuracy.
* BaitAndSwitch:
** In the poem "Hi-Monster", the narrator points out that an enormous monster is coming through the mist (the readers see its large, scaly tail stretching across the entire page). He guesses that the monster is huge based on how long its tail is, but on the next page, the monster is shown to not only have a small head, but a polite demeanor as
** "Haunted" initially presents a dare to explore a creepy haunted house, describing all the horrors inside. However, it quickly switches the tone and suggests going for ice cream instead.
* {{Balloonacy}}: The poem "Human Balloon" portrays a character who inflates like a balloon and floats in the air due to excessive consumption of carbonated drinks.
* BeautyIsBad: The poem "Medusa" portrays Medusa's struggle to style her hair due to the conflicting opinions of the snakes.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In "Golden Goose", the narrator expresses frustration and regret over the challenges posed by the golden eggs that the golden goose laid, suggesting that ordinary eggs would have been preferable.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: In "Music Lesson", a girl laments her choice of instrument and expresses frustration with her piano teacher because he makes her carry the piano up seven flights of stairs, implying that he may not be as gentle or kind as his demeanor suggests.
* BizarreAlienBiology: The poem "My Nose Garden" describes a garden filled with noses that grow and exhibit unusual behaviors, such as catching colds and causing a mess.
* BrutalHonesty: In "Mirror Mirror", the Magic Mirror repeatedly tells the Evil Queen that Snow White is the fairest, regardless of the Queen's desire for a different answer.
* ButtMonkey: In "Mummy", a boy wraps himself in toilet paper to resemble a mummy, expecting others to find it amusing, but instead becomes the target of ridicule and mockery.
* CallARabbitASmeerp: "James" presents hamburgers with names typically associated with human beings, creating a playful twist on the concept of naming food items.
* ButtMonkey: In "Mummy", a boy wraps himself in toilet paper to resemble a mummy, expecting others to find it amusing, but instead becomes the target of ridicule and mockery.
* CallARabbitASmeerp: "James" presents hamburgers with names typically associated with human beings, creating a playful twist on the concept of naming food items.
* CatsAreMean: The poem "No Thank You" depicts the negative aspects of owning cats, including long hair in cereal, midnight meowing, scratching furniture, and the smell of cat litter.
* CatsAreSuperior: In the aforementioned "No Thank You", the narrator rejects the offer of a kitten, emphasizing the downsides of owning cats and expressing a preference for other animals like apes, lions, or even pigs.
* ChainReactionDestruction: In "Furniture Bash", the initial actions of one piece of furniture lead to a series of escalating interactions, causing widespread destruction among the other pieces.
* CatsAreSuperior: In the aforementioned "No Thank You", the narrator rejects the offer of a kitten, emphasizing the downsides of owning cats and expressing a preference for other animals like apes, lions, or even pigs.
* ChainReactionDestruction: In "Furniture Bash", the initial actions of one piece of furniture lead to a series of escalating interactions, causing widespread destruction among the other pieces.
* ChekhovsGun: "Imagining" introduces the idea of a mouse in a girl's hair, creating anticipation and expectation. However, the presence of an elephant, which is not initially mentioned, becomes a surprising twist.
* ComedicSpanking: "Molly's Folly" describes Molly falling on her pet collie after a failed attempt at a skateboard trick and the collie's reaction of biting her "on her lolly", resulting in an unpleasant and humorous consequence.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In "My Robot", the robot responds to the girl's requests with literal or sarcastic remarks that deflect the intended meaning.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In "My Robot", the robot responds to the girl's requests with literal or sarcastic remarks that deflect the intended meaning.
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* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: The poem "Complainin' Jack" has a girl's jack-in-a-box complaining about various things. The girl eventually gets tired of it and shuts him back in.
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* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong:
** The poem "Complainin' Jack" has a girl's jack-in-a-box complaining about various things. The girl eventually gets tired of it and shuts him backin.in.
** In "No Thank You", the narrator expresses his aversion to owning a kitten and lists various negative experiences with cats.
** The poem "Complainin' Jack" has a girl's jack-in-a-box complaining about various things. The girl eventually gets tired of it and shuts him back
** In "No Thank You", the narrator expresses his aversion to owning a kitten and lists various negative experiences with cats.
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* DepravedDentist: "Dentist Dan" describes Dan's unorthodox practices, such as cleaning teeth with maple syrup and filling cavities with chocolate.
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* DepravedDentist: "Dentist Dan" describes Dan's unorthodox practices, such as cleaning teeth with maple syrup and filling cavities with chocolate.chocolate, which results in his patients losing their teeth.
* DisproportionateRetribution:
** In "The Former Foreman's Story", the foreman speculates that being fired from his position may be due to the mistaken demolition of the neighboring house, suggesting that the consequence was severe compared to the mistake made.
** At the end of "Spoiled Brat", the brat is cooked up in a stew, which can be seen as an extreme or disproportionate punishment for her behavior.
* DoubleStandard: The poem "Sharing" focuses on a child who is willing to share others' belongings but struggles with sharing their own.
** In "The Former Foreman's Story", the foreman speculates that being fired from his position may be due to the mistaken demolition of the neighboring house, suggesting that the consequence was severe compared to the mistake made.
** At the end of "Spoiled Brat", the brat is cooked up in a stew, which can be seen as an extreme or disproportionate punishment for her behavior.
* DoubleStandard: The poem "Sharing" focuses on a child who is willing to share others' belongings but struggles with sharing their own.
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* EpicFail: "Advice" humorously describes William Tell's unsuccessful attempt at shooting the apple and hitting his son's forehead instead.
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* EpicFail: EpicFail:
** "Advice" humorously describes William Tell's unsuccessful attempt at shooting the apple and hitting his son's foreheadinstead.instead.
** In "The Former Foreman's Story", the foreman and his crew's demolition project goes awry when they target the wrong house, resulting in unintended destruction and confusion.
** "Molly's Folly" describes Molly attempting an ollie on her skateboard but ending up falling on her pet collie instead.
** "The Monkey" describes the monkey's ill-fated decision to eat seven green bananas, resulting in a stomachache and the need to call a doctor.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: "James" suggests that hamburgers have individual names, but people may refer to them with generic nicknames like Bunky or Bean.
** "Advice" humorously describes William Tell's unsuccessful attempt at shooting the apple and hitting his son's forehead
** In "The Former Foreman's Story", the foreman and his crew's demolition project goes awry when they target the wrong house, resulting in unintended destruction and confusion.
** "Molly's Folly" describes Molly attempting an ollie on her skateboard but ending up falling on her pet collie instead.
** "The Monkey" describes the monkey's ill-fated decision to eat seven green bananas, resulting in a stomachache and the need to call a doctor.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: "James" suggests that hamburgers have individual names, but people may refer to them with generic nicknames like Bunky or Bean.
* FailedASpotCheck: In "Mummy", a boy wraps himself in toilet paper, thinking it would be funny, but fails to realize that others do not find it amusing.
* TheFunInFuneral: In "Shanna in the Sauna", one person's attempts to make the sauna experience appealing by mentioning dangerous animals result in the other person becoming increasingly reluctant and unwilling to join.
* GoryDiscretionShot: "Screamin' Millie" describes the aftermath of Millie's scream without explicitly depicting the graphic details.
* HairTriggerTemper: In "Medusa", the snakes in Medusa's hair become increasingly agitated and loud while expressing their conflicting opinions on how she should style them.
* HairTriggerTemper: In "Medusa", the snakes in Medusa's hair become increasingly agitated and loud while expressing their conflicting opinions on how she should style them.
* HumanCannonball: "Mari-Lou's Ride" describes Mari-Lou being catapulted through the air on a broken swing and eventually landing in her mother's lap.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: In "People Zoo", the boy, despite being treated as a spectacle in the People Zoo, stubbornly refuses to perform tricks and instead chooses to sit and think.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: In "People Zoo", the boy, despite being treated as a spectacle in the People Zoo, stubbornly refuses to perform tricks and instead chooses to sit and think.
* KarmicDeath: The brat in "Spoiled Brat" falls into a cooking pot and gets cooked up in a stew as a consequence of her actions.
* LiteralMetaphor: "Human Balloon" describes a man who becomes a literal balloon after consuming sodas, emphasizing the physical transformation and the humorous consequences of his actions.
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** In the poem "Little Hoarse", a man says he has a hoarse throat, but some children overhear and take his word to mean that he's become a pony.
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** In the poem "Little Hoarse", a man says he has a hoarse throat, but some children overhear interpret his words literally and take his word proceed to mean that he's become treat him as if he were a pony.horse, complete with a saddle.
** In "Gardener", a boy, when told to water the plants, interprets it in a literal sense and urinates on them instead of using water.
** In "Obedient", the boy takes the teacher's instruction to stand in the corner to the extreme, remaining obediently in the same spot for forty years.
** In "Obedient", the boy takes the teacher's instruction to stand in the corner to the extreme, remaining obediently in the same spot for forty years.
* MonsterMash:
** "Rotten Convention" describes a convention where various gruesome and monstrous characters gather.
** In "Settin' Around", a boy sits around a campfire with a werewolf, a ghoul, and a vampire, creating a gathering of different types of monsters or supernatural beings.
** "Rotten Convention" describes a convention where various gruesome and monstrous characters gather.
** In "Settin' Around", a boy sits around a campfire with a werewolf, a ghoul, and a vampire, creating a gathering of different types of monsters or supernatural beings.
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* MundaneUtility: The poem "Allison Beals and Her 25 Eels" humorously depicts how Allison uses her pet eels for everyday tasks and objects, such as skateboard wheels, hula hoops, soup stirrers, sneaker laces, and more.
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** "Golden Goose" emphasizes the difficulty and impracticality of cooking a golden egg, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.
** "My Nose Garden" describes a garden full of noses instead of flowers, treating them as valuable and significant.
*MundaneUtility: In "Shoe Talk", a boy finds companionship and conversation in his shoe, despite it being an ordinary object.
* MundaneUtility:
** The poem "Allison Beals and Her 25 Eels" humorously depicts how Allison uses her pet eels for everyday tasks and objects, such as skateboard wheels, hula hoops, soup stirrers, sneaker laces, andmore. more.
** In "Long Scarf", the protagonist uses a long scarf to keep his chopped-off head in place.
** "My Nose Garden" describes a garden full of noses instead of flowers, treating them as valuable and significant.
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* MundaneUtility:
** The poem "Allison Beals and Her 25 Eels" humorously depicts how Allison uses her pet eels for everyday tasks and objects, such as skateboard wheels, hula hoops, soup stirrers, sneaker laces, and
** In "Long Scarf", the protagonist uses a long scarf to keep his chopped-off head in place.
* NoisyNature: "Noise Day" celebrates a holiday where children can make all kinds of loud noises, from screaming and hollering to buzzing buzzers and banging pans.
* NoodleIncident: "My Nose Garden" presents a situation where the narrator has a garden full of noses instead of flowers, without providing a clear explanation or backstory for why this is the case.
* NoodleIncident: "My Nose Garden" presents a situation where the narrator has a garden full of noses instead of flowers, without providing a clear explanation or backstory for why this is the case.
* OppositesAttract: "Long-Leg Lou and Short-Leg Sue" initially portrays the friendship between the enormously tall Long-Leg Lou and the very tiny Short-Leg Sue, who have contrasting physical attributes and walking speeds.
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* {{Pun}}: In the poem "The Monkey," several words are replaced with numbers. Many replacements are painfully forced.
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* {{Pun}}: {{Pun}}:
** In the poem "The Monkey," several words are replaced with numbers. Many replacements are painfullyforced.forced.
** The poem "Eggs Rated" incorporates multiple egg-related puns throughout the text.
* PunnyName: "The Gnome, the Gnat, and the Gnu" features a play on words with the repeated use of "gn" sounds in the names of the gnome, gnat, and gnu.
** In the poem "The Monkey," several words are replaced with numbers. Many replacements are painfully
** The poem "Eggs Rated" incorporates multiple egg-related puns throughout the text.
* PunnyName: "The Gnome, the Gnat, and the Gnu" features a play on words with the repeated use of "gn" sounds in the names of the gnome, gnat, and gnu.
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* TheQuietOne: "Noise Day" contrasts with this trope as it describes a special day where children are encouraged to make noise, but on the other days, they are expected to be quiet.
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* RealityIsUnrealistic: In "Headphone Harold", Harold's headphones create a distorted perception of the sounds around him, replacing everyday noises with musical instruments.
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* RubberMan: In "Reachin' Richard", Richard's arm grows to an unusually long length due to his behavior of reaching across the table instead of asking politely.
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* SpoiledBrat: The poem "Spoiled Brat" is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, as it portrays a girl who engages in selfish and destructive behavior due to being spoiled.
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* TheStoic: In "Obedient", the boy remains standing in the corner without a whimper or a tear, showing unwavering obedience and emotional restraint, even in the face of summer vacation and the school being closed down.
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** In "Little Pig's Treat", a piglet asks his father to go into the candy shop, potentially setting up a situation where he may not be able to resist indulging in his desires.
** In "Mirror Mirror", the Evil Queen contemplates what would happen if she let the Magic Mirror fall, causing the mirror to quickly change its answer to flatter her.
** In "My Sneaky Cousin", a girl sneaks into a washing machine, hoping to get a free bath, but ends up being cleaned in an unexpected and possibly unpleasant way.
** In "Shanna in the Sauna", one person tries to invite another into the sauna by mentioning various animals present, only to have the situation escalate and become more undesirable.
** In "Mirror Mirror", the Evil Queen contemplates what would happen if she let the Magic Mirror fall, causing the mirror to quickly change its answer to flatter her.
** In "My Sneaky Cousin", a girl sneaks into a washing machine, hoping to get a free bath, but ends up being cleaned in an unexpected and possibly unpleasant way.
** In "Shanna in the Sauna", one person tries to invite another into the sauna by mentioning various animals present, only to have the situation escalate and become more undesirable.
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* UnreliableNarrator:
** In "Imagining", the narrator reassures the girl that there is no mouse in her hair, but fails to mention the presence of an elephant instead.
** In "Long Scarf", the protagonist tells a fantastical story about his chopped-off head being kept in place by a very long scarf.
** In "Imagining", the narrator reassures the girl that there is no mouse in her hair, but fails to mention the presence of an elephant instead.
** In "Long Scarf", the protagonist tells a fantastical story about his chopped-off head being kept in place by a very long scarf.
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* VillainTeamUp: In "Rotten Convention", various villains, such as Killin' Dillon and the Deadly Bore, gather at the convention to share bad tales and interact with one another.
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* WeightWoe: In "Scale", an overweight man expresses his desire to see the scale and discover that he has lost any weight, but his enormous stomach keeps him from seeing the scale.
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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility: "Reachin' Richard" contrasts with this trope, as Richard, despite his extraordinary arm length, continues to use it for reaching instead of learning to ask politely or respecting his parents' teachings.
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*TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: "Foot Repair" portrays the cobbler being skilled at repairing shoes but charging a significant amount for his services, causing the boy to question the value of the repair compared to purchasing new feet.
* CutenessProximity: "Ooh!" describes a child petting various adorable baby animals at a petting zoo, such as the baby gnu, cockatoo, and kangaroo.
** In "Foot Repair", the cobbler offers to repair the boy's "soles and heels," which the boy interprets as a simple repair, but is surprised by the cost.
* ForgetfulJones: "Forgetful Paul Revere" portrays Paul Revere struggling to remember the exact order of his commands for signaling the arrival of the British forces.
** In "Forgetful Paul Revere", Paul Revere contemplates different possibilities and variations of his commands, taking each one literally and trying to recall the exact wording.
** "Foot Repair" describes the cobbler's actions in repairing the boy's shoes, highlighting the intricacy and skill involved in the process.
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* TemptingFate: In the poem "Cookwitch Sandwich," the kid tells Katrina the witch cook to make him a sandwich. [[ExactWords Insert predictable punchline here.]]
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* TemptingFate: TemptingFate:
** In the poem "Cookwitch Sandwich," the kid tells Katrina the witch cook to make him a sandwich. [[ExactWords Insert predictable punchline here.]]]]
** In "Ooh!", the child, despite having a positive and safe experience with the other animals, decides to pet the tiger, which ultimately leads to his fingers getting bitten off.
** In the poem "Cookwitch Sandwich," the kid tells Katrina the witch cook to make him a sandwich. [[ExactWords Insert predictable punchline here.
** In "Ooh!", the child, despite having a positive and safe experience with the other animals, decides to pet the tiger, which ultimately leads to his fingers getting bitten off.
