Spoonerisms are devices used in deliberate word play in poetry and other literary texts. They are included in Year 4 of the Australian English Curriculum.
Our Spoonerisms Posters provide a clear definition of spoonerisms and give students some fun examples to help familiarise them with the device.
Examine the use of literary devices and deliberate word play in literary texts, including poetry, to shape meaning
Understand, interpret and experiment with a range of devices and deliberate word play in poetry and other literary texts, for example nonsense words, spoonerisms, neologisms and puns
Plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language
Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting
Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words
Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
Identifies and describes how ideas are represented in literature and strategically uses similar representations when creating texts
Understand, interpret and experiment with a range of devices and deliberate word play in poetry and other literary texts