ABSTRACT
Creating opportunities for wordplay As with metaphors, onomatopoeia, assonance and alliteration are often taught as
items on the figures of speech checklist. Above and beyond their grammatical
qualities these and others offer a wonderful opportunity for wordplay, which I think
is an essential aspect of developing pupils’ linguistic competence and which is
congruent with the core aim of this book in helping young writers to be unafraid
of ideas.
