1. Eletelephony – by Laura Richards
This playful poem deserved the first place in our list of 9 classic poems for children to memorize because it shows us that poetry can be both fun and educational. The poem stimulates creativity and shows them how language can be flexible and adjusted to their wishes. It can also be used as a speech exercise because it proves how slippery language is because of the similarity of the words.
Once there was an elephant, Who tried to use the telephant— No! No! I mean an elephone Who tried to use the telephone— (Dear me! I am not certain quite That even now I’ve got it right.) Howe’er it was, he got his trunk Entangled in the telephunk; The more he tried to get it free, The louder buzzed the telephee— (I fear I’d better drop the song Of elephop and telephong!)
