The Millinery Bird by Hugh Lofting
A friendly Arctic Puffin asks the Millinery Bird whether the styles it is currently wearing are not a little bit absurd. The Millinery Bird answers sarcastically, with a snigger, telling its "squatty friend" that whether the styles suit will depend entirely on the Puffin's own figure.
By Hugh Lofting · Genre: Children's Literature, Poetry, Satire · 71 words
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A friendly Arctic Puffin asked / The Millinery Bird, / "Aren't the styles they're wearing now / "A little bit absurd?"
"Oh well," sarcastically said / The other with a snigger, / "That will depend, my squatty friend, / "_Entirely_ on your figure. "
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Hugh Lofting
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Children's Literature, Poetry, Satire, Humor, Fable
- Length: 71 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
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Genres
- Children's Literature — Features anthropomorphic animals with whimsical dialogue typical of Hugh Lofting's works written for young audiences.
- Poetry — Entire work composed in verse with rhyme scheme and metrical structure characteristic of narrative poetry.
- Satire — Employs sarcasm and mockery to critique human fashion trends and vanity through animal characters' commentary.
- Humor — Relies on wit, wordplay, and comedic exchanges to entertain through clever sarcastic observations.
Tags
children's literature · fantasy · adventure · whimsical · animals · imaginative · magical · fantastical · classic fiction · illustrated · British literature · fable