Showing posts with label Dr Seuss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dr Seuss. Show all posts

Thursday, September 6, 2018

The Cat in the Hat Somewhat Deconstructed


Collaborating on a children’s book...
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Roy: A story about the weather...like...
“The snow swirls about,
Hear how the wind blows.
Rhythm and Rhyme
We sit by the fire
Toasting marshmallows.”
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Theodor: Even simpler...
“The sun did not shine.
It was too wet to play.
We sat in the house
All that cold, cold wet day.”
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Voice-over
Start with the beats, five for the first line, six for the second.
Character and costume off-beat, rhyme every second line.
Throw in a bit of reduplication.
Cat in the Hat overthrows Dick and Jane.
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