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  2. List of children's games - Wikipedia

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    A child playing tag.. This is a list of games that are played by children.Traditional children's games do not include commercial products such as board games but do include games which require props such as hopscotch or marbles (toys go in List of toys unless the toys are used in multiple games or the single game played is named after the toy; thus "jump rope" is a game, while "Jacob's ladder ...

  3. Alliteration - Wikipedia

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    Alliteration is the repetition of syllable-initial consonant sounds between nearby words, or of syllable-initial vowels if the syllables in question do not start with a consonant. [1] It is often used as a literary device. A common example is "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers".

  4. List of forms of word play - Wikipedia

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    Jumble: a kind of word game in which the solution of a puzzle is its anagram; Chronogram: a phrase or sentence in which some letters can be interpreted as numerals and rearranged to stand for a particular date; Gramogram: a word or sentence in which the names of the letters or numerals are used to represent the word

  5. List of educational video games - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of notable educational video games. There is some overlap between educational games and interactive CD-ROMs and other programs (based on player agency), and between educational games and related genres like simulations and interactive storybooks (based on how much gameplay is devoted to education). This list aims to list games ...

  6. Simon Says - Wikipedia

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    Children playing Simon Says with "Simon" (the controller) in the foreground. Simon Says is a children's game for three or more players. One player takes the role of "Simon" and issues instructions (usually physical actions such as "jump in the air" or "stick out your tongue") to the other players, which should be followed only when succeeding the phrase "Simon says".

  7. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

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    A few examples follow: "Round and round the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran" is an example of alliteration, where the consonant r is used repeatedly. "Sister Suzy‘s sewing socks for soldiers" is a particular form of alliteration called sibilance, repeating an s sound. Both are commonly used in poetry.

  8. Childlore - Wikipedia

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    An example is the saying "Sally go around the Sun". When speaking this nursery rhyme to the child, the parents have the option to change the word around to over , under or through , expanding the child's vocabulary and improving their language skills.

  9. Mary Mack - Wikipedia

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    An alternate version, sung in Canada and England, includes the words: She could not read, read, read She could not write, write, write But she could smoke, smoke, smoke Her father’s pipe, pipe, pipe. An alternate version, sung in the American South: Mary Mack, Dressed in black, Silver buttons all down her back. She combed her hair And broke ...